RT::Client::REST::SearUsersContributed Perl DRT::Client::REST::SearchResult(3)NAMERT::Client::REST::SearchResult-- Search results representation.
SYNOPSIS
my $iterator = $search->get_iterator;
my $count = $iterator->count;
while (defined(my $obj = &$iterator)) {
# do something with the $obj
}
DESCRIPTION
This class is a representation of a search result. This is the type of
the object you get back when you call method "search()" on
RT::Client::REST::Object-derived objects. It makes it easy to iterate
over results and find out just how many there are.
METHODS
count
Returns the number of search results. This number will always be
the same unless you stick your fat dirty fingers into the object
and abuse it. This number is not affected by calls to
"get_iterator()".
get_iterator
Returns a reference to a subroutine which is used to iterate over
the results.
Evaluating it in scalar context, returns the next object or "undef"
if all the results have already been iterated over. Note that for
each object to be instantiated with correct values, retrieve()
method is called on the object before returning it to the caller.
Evaluating the subroutine reference in list context returns a list
of all results fully instantiated. WARNING: this may be expensive,
as each object is issued retrieve() method. Subsequent calls to
the iterator result in empty list.
You may safely mix calling the iterator in scalar and list context.
For example:
$iterator = $search->get_iterator;
$first = &$iterator;
$second = &$iterator;
@the_rest = &$iterator;
You can get as many iterators as you want -- they will not step on
each other's toes.
new You should not have to call it yourself, but just for the sake of
completeness, here are the arguments:
my $search = RT::Client::REST::SearchResult->new(
ids => [1 .. 10],
object => sub { # Yup, that's a closure.
RT::Client::REST::Ticket->new(
id => shift,
rt => $rt,
);
},
);
SEE ALSO
RT::Client::REST::Object, RT::Client::REST.
AUTHOR
Dmitri Tikhonov <dtikhonov@yahoo.com>
perl v5.14.1 2007-12-23 RT::Client::REST::SearchResult(3)