# HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent - phpMan

## 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.