man XTM::association () - trivial class definition

NAME

XTM::association - trivial class definition

SYNOPSIS

  # see XTM::generic

DESCRIPTION

Generic container for accessor functions.

Methods

Following accessor methods are available via XTM::generic (see that package how to set/add values):

members:
@{ $a->members} returns list reference of XTM::member nodes.
instanceOf:
$a->instanceOf returns an XTM::instanceOf node.
scope:
$a->scope returns a XTM::scope node

Other methods:

xml
$association->xml ($xmlwriter) returns an XML representation of the association. Example: 
   $a->xml($xmlwriter)
add_defaults
$association->add_defaults This methods add default values according to the XTM standard. Specifically, it assures that
If a scope exists, then at least one reference must be there (XTM clause 3.8.1).
connected
returns a list reference of all topic references mentioned in this association. These references might be 'internal' or 'external' ones. Example: 
   foreach (@{$t->connected}) {
     print "$t->id mentions $_\n";
   }

SEE ALSO

XTM

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Copyright 2001, 2002, Robert Barta <rho@telecoma.net>, All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html