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NAME
    Net::LDAP::Extra -- Load extra Net::LDAP methods

SYNOPSIS
      use Net::LDAP::Extra qw(my_extn);

      $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( ... );

      $ldap->my_extn( ... );

DESCRIPTION
    "Net::LDAP::Extra" allows extra methods to be added to Net::LDAP. Normally such methods would be
    added by sub-classing Net::LDAP, but this proves to get messy as different people write
    different additions and others want to use multiple of these sub-classes. Users end up having to
    create sub-classes of their own which inherit from all the extension sub-classes just so they
    can get all the features.

    "Net::LDAP::Extra" allows methods to be added directly to all Net::LDAP objects. This can be
    done by creating a class "Net::LDAP::Extra::name" which exports functions. A "use
    Net::LDAP::Extra qw(name)" will then make these functions available as a methods on all
    "Net::LDAP" objects.

    Care should be taken when choosing names for the functions to export to ensure that they do not
    clash with others.

SEE ALSO
    Net::LDAP::Extra::AD,