Freeside:3:Documentation:Developer/FS/option Common

NAME

FS::option_Common - Base class for option sub-classes

SYNOPSIS

use FS::option_Common;

@ISA = qw( FS::option_Common );

1. optional for non-standard names sub _option_table { 'table_name'; } #defaults to ${table}_option sub _option_namecol { 'column_name'; } #defaults to optionname sub _option_valuecol { 'column_name'; } #defaults to optionvalue

DESCRIPTION

FS::option_Common is intended as a base class for classes which have a simple one-to-many class associated with them, used to store a hash-like data structure of keys and values.

METHODS

insert [ HASHREF | OPTION => VALUE ... ]

Adds this record to the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

If a list or hash reference of options is supplied, option records are also created.

delete

Delete this record from the database. Any associated option records are also deleted.

replace [ OLD_RECORD ] [ HASHREF | OPTION => VALUE ... ]

Replaces the OLD_RECORD with this one in the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

If a list or hash reference of options is supplied, option records are created or modified.

check_options HASHREF

This method is called by 'insert' and 'replace' to check the options that were supplied.

Return error-message, or false.

(In this class, this is a do-nothing routine that always returns false. Override as necessary. No need to call superclass.)

option_objects

Returns all options as FS::tablename_option objects.

options

Returns a list of option names and values suitable for assigning to a hash.

option OPTIONNAME

Returns the option value for the given name, or the empty string.

option_cacheable OPTIONNAME

Same as the option method, but may cache and return a cached value. Good for use within loops; otherwise, probably avoid.

SEE ALSO

FS::Record