SQL::Translator::Schema::View(3)

NAME
SQL::Translator::Schema::View - SQL::Translator view object

SYNOPSIS
  use SQL::Translator::Schema::View;
  my $view   = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new(
      name   => 'foo',                      # name, required
      sql    => 'select id, name from foo', # SQL for view
      fields => 'id, name',                 # field names in view
  );

DESCRIPTION
"SQL::Translator::Schema::View" is the view object.

METHODS

  new
Object constructor.

  my $view = SQL::Translator::Schema::View->new;

  fields
Gets and set the fields the constraint is on. Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns an array or array reference. Will unique the field names and keep them in order by the first occurrence of a field name.

  $view->fields('id');
  $view->fields('id', 'name');
  $view->fields( 'id, name' );
  $view->fields( [ 'id', 'name' ] );
  $view->fields( qw[ id name ] );

  my @fields = $view->fields;

  tables
Gets and set the tables the SELECT mentions. Accepts a string, list or arrayref; returns an array or array reference. Will unique the table names and keep them in order by the first occurrence of a field name.

  $view->tables('foo');
  $view->tables('foo', 'bar');
  $view->tables( 'foo, bar' );
  $view->tables( [ 'foo', 'bar' ] );
  $view->tables( qw[ foo bar ] );

  my @tables = $view->tables;

  options
Gets or appends a list of options on the view.

  $view->options('ALGORITHM=UNDEFINED');

  my @options = $view->options;

  is_valid
Determine whether the view is valid or not.

  my $ok = $view->is_valid;

  name
Get or set the view's name.

  my $name = $view->name('foo');

  order
Get or set the view's order.

  my $order = $view->order(3);

  sql
Get or set the view's SQL.

  my $sql = $view->sql('select * from foo');

  schema
Get or set the view's schema object.

  $view->schema( $schema );
  my $schema = $view->schema;

  equals
Determines if this view is the same as another

  my $isIdentical = $view1->equals( $view2 );

AUTHOR
Ken Youens-Clark <kclark@cpan.org>.