TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory(3pm)               Perl Programmers Reference Guide               TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory(3pm)



NAME
       TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory - Internal TAP::Parser Iterator

VERSION
       Version 3.17

SYNOPSIS
         use TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory;
         my $factory = TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory->new;
         my $iter = $factory->make_iterator(\*TEST);
         my $iter = $factory->make_iterator(\@array);
         my $iter = $factory->make_iterator(\%hash);

         my $line = $iter->next;

DESCRIPTION
       This is a factory class for simple iterator wrappers for arrays, filehandles, and hashes.  Unless you're subclassing, you
       probably won't need to use this module directly.

METHODS
   Class Methods
       "new"

       Creates a new factory class.  Note: You currently don't need to instantiate a factory in order to use it.

       "make_iterator"

       Create an iterator.  The type of iterator created depends on the arguments to the constructor:

         my $iter = TAP::Parser::Iterator->make_iterator( $filehandle );

       Creates a stream iterator (see "make_stream_iterator").

         my $iter = TAP::Parser::Iterator->make_iterator( $array_reference );

       Creates an array iterator (see "make_array_iterator").

         my $iter = TAP::Parser::Iterator->make_iterator( $hash_reference );

       Creates a process iterator (see "make_process_iterator").

       "make_stream_iterator"

       Make a new stream iterator and return it.  Passes through any arguments given.  Defaults to a
       TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream.

       "make_array_iterator"

       Make a new array iterator and return it.  Passes through any arguments given.  Defaults to a
       TAP::Parser::Iterator::Array.

       "make_process_iterator"

       Make a new process iterator and return it.  Passes through any arguments given.  Defaults to a
       TAP::Parser::Iterator::Process.

SUBCLASSING
       Please see "SUBCLASSING" in TAP::Parser for a subclassing overview.

       There are a few things to bear in mind when creating your own "ResultFactory":

       1.  The factory itself is never instantiated (this may change in the future).  This means that "_initialize" is never
           called.

   Example
         package MyIteratorFactory;

         use strict;
         use vars '@ISA';

         use MyStreamIterator;
         use TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory;

         @ISA = qw( TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory );

         # override stream iterator
         sub make_stream_iterator {
           my $proto = shift;
           MyStreamIterator->new(@_);
         }

         1;

ATTRIBUTION
       Originally ripped off from Test::Harness.

SEE ALSO
       TAP::Object, TAP::Parser, TAP::Parser::Iterator, TAP::Parser::Iterator::Array, TAP::Parser::Iterator::Stream,
       TAP::Parser::Iterator::Process,



perl v5.12.4                                               2011-06-07                          TAP::Parser::IteratorFactory(3pm)