Sub::HandlesVia::HandlerLibrary::Scalar(3pm)

Sub::HandlesVia::HandlerLibrary::Scalar3pm

Library of scalar-related methods

Usage

  package My::Class {
    use Moo;
    use Sub::HandlesVia;
    use Types::Standard 'Any';
    has attr => (
      is => 'rwp',
      isa => Any,
      handles_via => 'Scalar',
      handles => {
        'my_get' => 'get',
        'my_make_getter' => 'make_getter',
        'my_make_setter' => 'make_setter',
        'my_scalar_reference' => 'scalar_reference',
        'my_set' => 'set',
        'my_stringify' => 'stringify',
      },
    );
  }

Overview

This is a library of methods for Sub::HandlesVia.

Delegatable methods

get()

Gets the current value of the scalar.

make_getter()

Returns a getter coderef.

  my $object = My::Class->new( attr => 10 );
  my $getter = $object->my_make_getter;
  $object->_set_attr( 11 );
  say $getter->(); ## ==> 11

make_setter()

Returns a setter coderef.

  my $object = My::Class->new( attr => 10 );
  my $setter = $object->my_make_setter;
  $setter->( 11 );
  say $object->attr; ## ==> 11

scalar_reference()

Returns a scalar reference to the attribute value's slot within its object.

  my $object = My::Class->new( attr => 10 );
  my $ref = $object->my_scalar_reference;
  $$ref++;
  say $object->attr; ## ==> 11

set( $value )

Sets the scalar to a new value.

stringify()

Gets the current value of the scalar, but as a string.

Disclaimer of warranties

THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

Bugs

Please report any bugs to <https://github.com/tobyink/p5-sub-handlesvia/issues>.

Author

Toby Inkster <[email protected]>.

From perl-sub-handlesvia 0.053005-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.