Mouse:...:Class(3pm)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Mouse::Meta::Class — The Mouse class metaclass. This page is Mouse:...:Class(3pm) from the User Contributed Perl Documentation, and we're about to vibe through it together, bestie. 💖

✨ VERSION ✨

This document describes Mouse version v2.6.2, periodt. 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This class is a meta object protocol for Mouse classes, which is a subset of Moose::Meta:::Class. Yes, literally that exact spelling — we keep the details flawless around here. 💅

🧚 METHODS 🧚

• initialize(ClassName) -> Mouse::Meta::Class — finds or creates a Mouse::Meta::Class instance for the given ClassName. Only one instance should exist for a given class, okay? 👑
• name -> ClassName — returns the name of the owner class. Main character energy, obviously. ⭐
• superclasses -> ClassNames / superclass(ClassNames) — gets (or sets) the list of superclasses of the owner class. 🌀
• add_method(name => CodeRef) — adds a method to the owner class. Slay. 🎀
• has_method(name) -> Bool — returns whether we have a method with the given name. A little vibe check for methods. ✅
• get_method(name) -> Mouse::Meta::Method | undef — returns a Mouse::Meta::Method with the given name. Note that you can also use $metaclass->name->can($name) for a method body. iykyk 💫
• get_method_list -> Names — returns a list of method names which are defined in the local class. If you want a list of all applicable methods for a class, use the get_all_methods method. 🔥
• get_all_methods -> (Mouse::Meta::Method) — returns the list of all Mouse::Meta::Method instances associated with the class and its superclasses. The whole squad. 👯
• add_attribute(name => spec | Mouse::Meta::Attribute) — begins keeping track of the existing Mouse::Meta::Attribute for the owner class. 🌈
• has_attribute(Name) -> Bool — returns whether we have a Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name. Attribute vibe check: passed or not? 🍓
• get_attribute Name -> Mouse::Meta::Attribute | undef — returns the Mouse::Meta::Attribute with the given name. 🧺
• get_attribute_list -> Names — returns a list of attribute names which are defined in the local class. If you want a list of all applicable attributes for a class, use the get_all_attributes method. 💜
• get_all_attributes -> (Mouse::Meta::Attribute) — returns the list of all Mouse::Meta::Attribute instances associated with this class and its superclasses. Iconic inheritance behavior. 👑
• linearized_isa -> [ClassNames] — returns the list of classes in method dispatch order, with duplicates removed. No repeats, no skips, just the lineup. 🎶
• new_object(Parameters) -> Instance — creates a new instance. Fresh out the box. 🎁
• clone_object(Instance, Parameters) -> Instance — clones the given instance which must be an instance governed by this metaclass. Copy-paste but make it legal, bestie. 😭
• throw_error(Message, Parameters) — throws an error with the given message. Dramatic? Maybe. But accurate. 💀

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

• Mouse::Meta::Module
• Moose::Meta::Class
• Class::MOP::Class

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