NAME
DMTF::CIM::Instance - Provides access to instances in a DMTF::CIM model
VERSION
This document describes DMTF::CIM::Instance version 0.04
SYNOPSIS
use DMTF::CIM::WSMan;
my $cim=DMTF::CIM::WSMan->new();
my $instance = $cim->get('wsman.wbem://host:623/interop:CIM_ManagedElement.InstanceID=1');
print $instance->class
print ":$instance->superclass" if(defined $instance->superclass);
print "\n";
foreach my $prop ( $instance->defined_properties ) {
print "$prop: ",$prop->value,"\n";
}DESCRIPTION
This class is returned by and passed into the various "connector" DMTF::CIM modules such as DMTF::CIM::WSMan. It is not expected to be used by itself.
INTERFACE
The returned object behaves as described in the "OBJECTS" section of DMTF::CIM for non-valued objects.
METHODS
uri ( new_uri )-
Returns or sets the untyped WBEM URI as defined in DSP0207.
class-
Returns the class of the instance.
superclass-
Returns the parent class of the instance or undef is it is a top-level class.
defined_properties-
Returns a LIST of all properties which have a non-NULL value in the current instance.
all_properties-
Returns a LIST of all properties in the current instance (including ones with a NULL value).
is_association-
Returns a true value if the instance class is an assocation class.
property ( name )-
Returns a DMTF::CIM::Instance::Property object representing the specified property name in the instance.
methods-
Returns a LIST of all methods in the current instance.
method ( name )-
Returns a DMTF::CIM::Instance::Method object representing the specified property name in the instance.
DIAGNOSTICS
This class carp()s and returns undef (or empty list) on all errors.
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
DMTF::CIM::Instance requires no configuration files or environment variables.
DEPENDENCIES
None.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-dmtf-cim-instance@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.
AUTHOR
Stephen James Hurd <shurd@broadcom.com>
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2012, Broadcom Corporation <shurd@broadcom.com>. All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.
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