NAME
Module::TestConfig::Question - question interface
SYNOPSIS
use Module::TestConfig::Question;
my $question = Module::TestConfig::Question->new(
name => 'toes',
msg => 'How many toes do you have?',
def => 10,
opts => {
noecho => 0,
validate => { ... },
skip => sub { ... },
}
);PUBLIC METHODS
- new()
-
Args: See "SYNOPSIS"
Returns: an object
- msg()
- question()
-
Required. The question we ask of a user. A string. Tends to look best when there's a '?' or a ':' on the end.
Args: a question to ask the user
Returns: that question
- name()
-
The name an answer is saved as. Basically a hash key.
Args: the question's name
Returns: that name
- def()
- default()
-
A question's default answer.
Args: a default
Returns: that default
- opts()
- options()
-
See "skip()", "validate()" and "noecho()".
Args: A hash or hashref of options.
Returns: the hashref in scalar context, a hash in list context.
- skip()
-
Criteria used to skip the current question. Either a scalar or a coderef. If either evalutes to true, the current question ought to be skipped.
Args: a scalar or coderef
Returns: the current scalar or coderef
- validate()
-
Args to be passed directly to Params::Validate::validate() or another validation subroutine.
Args: a hashref by default
Returns: the current hashref
- noecho()
-
Do we echo the user's typing?
Args: 1 or 0
Returns: the current value
AUTHOR
Joshua Keroes <jkeroes@eli.net>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2003 by Joshua Keroes <jkeroes@eli.net>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.