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Class::MOP::Method::Constructor(3)

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Class::MOP::Method::Constructor(3)

SYNOPSIS

  use Class::MOP::Method::Constructor;
  my $constructor = Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->new(
      metaclass => $metaclass,
      options   => {
          debug => 1, # this is all for now
      },
  );
  # calling the constructor ...
  $constructor->body->execute($metaclass->name, %params);

DESCRIPTION

This is a subclass of Class::MOP::Method which generates constructor methods.

METHODS

Class::MOP::Method::Constructor->new(%options): This creates a new constructor object. It accepts a hash reference of options.

metaclass
This should be a Class::MOP::Class object. It is required.
name
The method name (without a package name). This is required.
package_name
The package name for the method. This is required.
is_inline
This indicates whether or not the constructor should be inlined. This defaults to false.

$metamethod->is_inline: Returns a boolean indicating whether or not the constructor is inlined.
$metamethod->associated_metaclass: This returns the Class::MOP::Class object for the method.

2026-08-29

perl v5.44.0