---
name: "Parse::DMIDecode::Handle"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libparse-dmidecode-perl"
version: "0.03-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Parse::DMIDecode::Handle"
---

# Parse::DMIDecode::Handle(3pm)

SMBIOS Structure Handle Object Class

## NAME

Parse::DMIDecode::Handle - SMBIOS Structure Handle Object Class

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Parse::DMIDecode qw();
 my $decoder = new Parse::DMIDecode;
 $decoder->probe;

 for my $handle ($decoder->get_handles) {
     printf("Handle %s of type %s is %s bytes long (minus strings).\n".
            "  > Contians the following keyword data entries:\n",
             $handle->handle,
             $handle->dmitype,
             $handle->bytes
         );

     for my $keyword ($handle->keywords) {
         my $value = $handle->keyword($keyword);
         printf("Keyword \"%s\" => \"%s\"\n",
                 $keyword,
                 (ref($value) eq 'ARRAY' ?
                     join(', ',@{$value}) : ($value||''))
             );
     }
 }
```

## DESCRIPTION

## METHODS

### new

Create a new struture handle object. This is called by Parse::DMIDecode's ***parse()*** (and indirectly by ***probe()***) methods.

### raw

```
 my $raw_data = $handle->raw;
```

Returns the raw data as generated by *dmidecode* that was parsed to create this handle object.

### bytes

```
 my $bytes = $handle->bytes;
```

### address

```
 my $address = $handle->address;
```

Returns the address handle of the structure.

### handle

Alias for address.

### dmitype

```
 my $dmitype = $handle->dmitype;
```

### type

Alias for dmitype.

### description

```
 my $description = $handle->description;
```

### keywords

```
 my @keywords = $handle->keywords;
```

Returns a list of keyword data pairs available for retreival from this handle object.

### keyword

```
 for my $keyword ($handle->keywords) {
     printf("Keyword \"%s\" => \"%s\"\n",
             $keyword,
             $handle->keyword($keyword)
         );
 }
```

### parsed\_structures

```
 use Data::Dumper;
 my $ref = $handle->parsed_structures;
 print Dumper($ref);
```

Returns a copy of the parsed structures. This should be used with care as this is a cloned copy of the parsed data structures that the *Parse::DMIDecode::Handle* object uses internally, and as such may change format in later releases without notice.

## SEE ALSO

Parse::DMIDecode

## VERSION

`$Id:` Handle.pm 976 2007-03-04 20:47:36Z nicolaw $

## AUTHOR

Nicola Worthington \<nicolaw@cpan.org\>

\<http://perlgirl.org.uk\>

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## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2006 Nicola Worthington.

This software is licensed under The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.

\<http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\>