Object::eBay::Boolean(3p)

NAME
Object::eBay::Boolean - Represents a boolean return value

SYNOPSIS
    # assuming that $item is an Object::eBay::Item object
    my $private = $item->seller->is_feedback_private();

    # In string context, yields 'true' or 'false'
    print "Is the feedback private? $private\n";

    # In boolean context, yields 1 or 0
    if ($private) {
        print "Feedback is private\n";
    }
    else {
        print "Feedback is public\n";
    }

DESCRIPTION
Many of eBay's API calls return boolean (true/false) values. An Object::eBay::Boolean object represents this boolean return value in a context-aware way. In boolean context, the value is simply a boolean value as expected. In string context, the value is eBay's literal 'true' or 'false' value.

METHODS

  true
A class method that returns a new Object::eBay::Boolean object representing true.

  false
A class method that returns a new Object::eBay::Boolean object representing false.

  as_boolean
This method implements the boolean context. Namely

    if ( $x->as_boolean() ) { ... }

is the same as

    if ($x) { ... }

  as_string
This method implements the string context. Namely

    print "Example: " . $x->as_string() . "\n";

is the same as

    print "Example: $x\n";

DIAGNOSTICS

  Invalid boolean value '%s'
If an Object::eBay::Boolean object is constructed with a value other than 'true' or 'false', this exception is thrown. Seeing this exception most likely indicates an error (or change) in eBay's XML response.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Object::eBay::Boolean requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES

•   Class::Std

INCOMPATIBILITIES
None known.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-object-ebay at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Object-eBay>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Object::eBay;

You can also look for information at:

•   AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

    <http://annocpan.org/dist/Object-eBay>

•   CPAN Ratings

    <http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Object-eBay>

•   RT: CPAN's request tracker

    <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Object-eBay>

•   Search CPAN

    <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Object-eBay>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AUTHOR
Michael Hendricks <michael@ndrix.org>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Hendricks (<michael@ndrix.org>). All rights reserved.

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