---
name: "Template::Plugin::Class"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtemplate-plugin-class-perl"
version: "0.14-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Template::Plugin::Class"
---

# Template::Plugin::Class(3pm)

allow calling of class methods on arbitrary classes

## NAME

Template::Plugin::Class - allow calling of class methods on arbitrary classes

## SYNOPSIS

```
  [% USE foo = Class('Foo') %]
  [% foo.bar %]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Template::Plugin::Class allows you to call class methods on arbitrary classes.  One use for this is in Class::DBI style applications, where you may do somthing like this:

```
  [% USE cd = Class('Music::CD') %]
  [% FOREACH disc = cd.retrieve_all %]
  [% disc.artist %] - [% disc.title %]
  [% END %]
```

## CAVEATS

You won't be able to directly call `"AUTOLOAD"` or `"DESTROY"` methods on the remote class.  This shouldn't be a huge hardship.

## BUGS

Apart from the mentioned caveat, none currently known.  If you find any please contact the author.

## AUTHOR

Richard Clamp \<richardc@unixbeard.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 Richard Clamp.  All Rights Reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

Template