phpman > perldoc > HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent

NAME
    HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent - Mason Subcomponent Class

DESCRIPTION
    This is a subclass of HTML::Mason::Component. Mason uses it to implement both subcomponents
    (defined by "<%def>") and methods (defined by "<%method>").

    A subcomponent/method gets most of its properties from its owner. Note that the link from the
    subcomponent to its owner is a weak reference (to prevent circular references), so if you grab a
    subcomponent/method object, you should also grab and hold a reference to its owner. If the owner
    goes out of scope, the subcomponent/method object will become unusable.

METHODS
    is_method
        Returns 1 if this is a method (declared by "<%method>"), 0 if it is a subcomponent (defined
        by c<< <%def> >>).

    owner
        Returns the component object within which this subcomponent or method was defined.