# Class::MOP::Overload - phpMan

## NAME
    [Class::MOP::Overload] - Overload Meta Object

## VERSION
    version 2.2200

## SYNOPSIS
        my $meta     = Class->meta;
        my $overload = $meta->get_overloaded_operator('+');

        if ( $overload->has_method_name ) {
            print 'Method for + is ', $overload->method_name, "\n";
        }
        else {
            print 'Overloading for + is implemented by ',
                $overload->coderef_name, " sub\n";
        }

## DESCRIPTION
    This class provides meta information for overloading in classes and
    roles.

## INHERITANCE
    "[Class::MOP::Overload]" is a subclass of [Class::MOP::Object].

## METHODS
  [Class::MOP::Overload]->new(%options)
    This method creates a new "[Class::MOP::Overload]" object. It accepts a
    number of options:

    *   operator

        This is a string that matches an operator known by the overload
        module, such as "" or "+". This is required.

    *   method_name

        The name of the method which implements the overloading. Note that
        this does not need to actually correspond to a real method, since
        it's okay to declare a not-yet-implemented overloading.

        Either this or the "coderef" option must be passed.

    *   method

        A [Class::MOP::Method] object for the method which implements the
        overloading.

        This is optional.

    *   coderef

        A coderef which implements the overloading.

        Either this or the "method_name" option must be passed.

    *   coderef_package

        The package where the coderef was defined.

        This is required if "coderef" is passed.

    *   coderef_name

        The name of the coderef. This can be "__ANON__".

        This is required if "coderef" is passed.

    *   associated_metaclass

        A [Class::MOP::Module] object for the associated class or role.

        This is optional.

  $overload->operator
    Returns the operator for this overload object.

  $overload->method_name
    Returns the method name that implements overloading, if it has one.

  $overload->has_method_name
    Returns true if the object has a method name.

  $overload->method
    Returns the [Class::MOP::Method] that implements overloading, if it has
    one.

  $overload->has_method
    Returns true if the object has a method.

  $overload->coderef
    Returns the coderef that implements overloading, if it has one.

  $overload->has_coderef
    Returns true if the object has a coderef.

  $overload->coderef_package
    Returns the package for the coderef that implements overloading, if it
    has one.

  $overload->has_coderef
    Returns true if the object has a coderef package.

  $overload->coderef_name
    Returns the sub name for the coderef that implements overloading, if it
    has one.

  $overload->has_coderef_name
    Returns true if the object has a coderef name.

  $overload->is_anonymous
    Returns true if the overloading is implemented by an anonymous coderef.

  $overload->associated_metaclass
    Returns the [Class::MOP::Module] (class or role) that is associated with
    the overload object.

  $overload->clone
    Clones the overloading object, setting "original_overload" in the
    process.

  $overload->original_overload
    For cloned objects, this returns the [Class::MOP::Overload] object from
    which they were cloned. This can be used to determine the source of an
    overloading in a class that came from a role, for example.

## AUTHORS
    *   Stevan Little <<stevan@cpan.org>>

    *   Dave Rolsky <<autarch@urth.org>>

    *   Jesse Luehrs <<doy@cpan.org>>

    *   Shawn M Moore <<sartak@cpan.org>>

    *   יובל קוג'מן (Yuval Kogman) <<nothingmuch@woobling.org>>

    *   Karen Etheridge <<ether@cpan.org>>

    *   Florian Ragwitz <<rafl@debian.org>>

    *   Hans Dieter Pearcey <<hdp@cpan.org>>

    *   Chris Prather <<chris@prather.org>>

    *   Matt S Trout <<mstrout@cpan.org>>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    This software is copyright (c) 2006 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

    This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.