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Net::LDAP::Extra(3)                  User Contributed Perl Documentation                 Net::LDAP::Extra(3)



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 subclasses
       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 avaliable 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.



perl v5.8.8                                      2005-04-25                              Net::LDAP::Extra(3)