NAME
SPOPS::Tool::UTFConvert -- Provide automatic UTF-8 conversion
SYNOPSIS
# Only use this in 5.6.0 and earlier versions of Perl!
# In object configuration
object => {
rules_from => [ 'SPOPS::Tool::UTFConvert' ],
utf_fields => [ 'field1', 'field2' ],
},WARNING
This currently only works in 5.6.0 and earlier versions of Perl. It will barf with a syntax error on later versions.
DESCRIPTION
Provides translation from/to unicode datasources via UTF8. When an object is fetched we do a translation on the fields specified in 'utf_fields' of the object configuration, and before an object is saved we do a translation on those same fields.
METHODS
ruleset_factory( $class, $ruleset )
Installs post_fetch_action and pre_save_action rules for the given class.
from_utf
Installed as post_fetch_action. Translates all fields in the configuration key utf_fields from UTF.
to_utf
Installed as pre_save_action. Translates all fields in the configuration key utf_fields to UTF.
BUGS
None known.
TO DO
Nothing known.
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Chris Winters. All rights reserved.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
AUTHORS
Chris Winters <chris@cwinters.com>
Andreas Nolte <andreas.nolte@bertelsmann.de>