#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>.

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