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.IX Title "TAP::Object 3"
.TH TAP::Object 3 "2015-12-30" "perl v5.16.3" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
TAP::Object \- Base class that provides common functionality to all "TAP::*" modules
.SH "VERSION"
.IX Header "VERSION"
Version 3.36
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&    package TAP::Whatever;
\&
\&    use strict;
\&
\&    use base \*(AqTAP::Object\*(Aq;
\&
\&    # new() implementation by TAP::Object
\&    sub _initialize {
\&        my ( $self, @args) = @_;
\&        # initialize your object
\&        return $self;
\&    }
\&
\&    # ... later ...
\&    my $obj = TAP::Whatever\->new(@args);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\f(CW\*(C`TAP::Object\*(C'\fR provides a default constructor and exception model for all
\&\f(CW\*(C`TAP::*\*(C'\fR classes.  Exceptions are raised using Carp.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
.SS "Class Methods"
.IX Subsection "Class Methods"
\fI\f(CI\*(C`new\*(C'\fI\fR
.IX Subsection "new"
.PP
Create a new object.  Any arguments passed to \f(CW\*(C`new\*(C'\fR will be passed on to the
\&\*(L"_initialize\*(R" method.  Returns a new object.
.SS "Instance Methods"
.IX Subsection "Instance Methods"
\fI\f(CI\*(C`_initialize\*(C'\fI\fR
.IX Subsection "_initialize"
.PP
Initializes a new object.  This method is a stub by default, you should override
it as appropriate.
.PP
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\&\*(L"_croak\*(R", and Carp.
.PP
\fI\f(CI\*(C`_croak\*(C'\fI\fR
.IX Subsection "_croak"
.PP
Raise an exception using \f(CW\*(C`croak\*(C'\fR from Carp, eg:
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May also be called as a \fIclass\fR method.
.PP
.Vb 1
\&    $class\->_croak( \*(Aqthis works too\*(Aq );
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\fI\f(CI\*(C`_confess\*(C'\fI\fR
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.PP
Raise an exception using \f(CW\*(C`confess\*(C'\fR from Carp, eg:
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.Vb 1
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.PP
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\fI\f(CI\*(C`_construct\*(C'\fI\fR
.IX Subsection "_construct"
.PP
Create a new instance of the specified class.
.PP
\fI\f(CI\*(C`mk_methods\*(C'\fI\fR
.IX Subsection "mk_methods"
.PP
Create simple getter/setters.
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