---
name: "Tangence::Meta::Property"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtangence-perl"
version: "0.33-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Tangence::Meta::Property"
---

# Tangence::Meta::Property(3pm)

structure representing one "Tangence" property

## NAME

"Tangence::Meta::Property" - structure representing one "Tangence" property

## DESCRIPTION

This data structure object stores information about one Tangence class property. Once constructed, such objects are immutable.

## CONSTRUCTOR

### new

```
   $property = Tangence::Meta::Property->new( %args )
```

Returns a new instance initialised by the given arguments.

- class =\> Tangence::Meta::Class

  Reference to the containing class

- name =\> STRING

  Name of the property

- dimension =\> INT

  Dimension of the property, as one of the `"DIM_*"` constants from Tangence::Constants.

- type =\> STRING

  The element type as a Tangence::Meta::Type reference.

- smashed =\> BOOL

  Optional. If true, marks that the property is smashed.

## ACCESSORS

### class

```
   $class = $property->class
```

Returns the class the property is a member of

### name

```
   $name = $property->name
```

Returns the name of the class

### dimension

```
   $dimension = $property->dimension
```

Returns the dimension as one of the `"DIM_*"` constants.

### type

```
   $type = $property->type
```

Returns the element type as a Tangence::Meta::Type reference.

### overall\_type

```
   $type = $property->overall_type
```

Returns the type of the entire collection as a Tangence::Meta::Type reference. For scalar types this will be the element type. For dict types this will be a hash of the array type. For array, queue and objset types this will a list of the element type.

### smashed

```
   $smashed = $property->smashed
```

Returns true if the property is smashed.

## AUTHOR

Paul Evans \<leonerd@leonerd.org.uk\>