Provided by: libmail-message-perl_3.015-1_all 
NAME
Mail::Message::Field::Flex - one line of a message header
INHERITANCE
Mail::Message::Field::Flex
is a Mail::Message::Field
is a Mail::Reporter
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
This is the flexible implementation of a field: it can easily be extended because it stores its data in a
hash and the constructor ("new") and initializer ("init") are split. However, you pay the price in
performance. Mail::Message::Field::Fast is faster (as the name predicts).
Extends "DESCRIPTION" in Mail::Message::Field.
OVERLOADED
Extends "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field.
overload: ""
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field
overload: 0+
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field
overload: <=>
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field
overload: bool
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field
overload: cmp
Inherited, see "OVERLOADED" in Mail::Message::Field
METHODS
Extends "METHODS" in Mail::Message::Field.
Constructors
Extends "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->clone()
Inherited, see "Constructors" in Mail::Message::Field
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->new($data)
If you stick to this flexible class of header fields, you have a bit more facilities than with
Mail::Message::Field::Fast. Amongst it, you can specify options with the creation. Possible
arguments:
• new LINE
ass a LINE as it could be found in a file: a (possibly folded) line which is terminated by a new-
line.
• new NAME, (BODY|OBJECTS), [ATTRIBUTES], OPTIONS
A set of values which shape the line.
To be able to distinguish the different parameters, you will have to specify the OPTIONS as ARRAY of
option pairs, or HASH of options. The ATTRIBUTES are a flat list of key-value pairs. The body is
specified as one BODY string, one OBJECT, or a reference to an array of OBJECTS. See
Mail::Message::Field:
-Option --Defined in --Default
attributes []
comment undef
log Mail::Reporter 'WARNINGS'
trace Mail::Reporter 'WARNINGS'
attributes => ATTRS
Reference to array with list of key-value pairs representing attributes, or reference to a hash
containing these pairs. This is an alternative notation for specifying ATTRIBUTES directly as
method arguments.
comment => STRING
A pre-formatted list of attributes.
log => LEVEL
trace => LEVEL
The field
Extends "The field" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->isStructured()
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->isStructured()
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->length()
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->nrLines()
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->print( [$fh] )
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->size()
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->string( [$wrap] )
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->toDisclose()
Inherited, see "The field" in Mail::Message::Field
Access to the name
Extends "Access to the name" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->Name()
Inherited, see "Access to the name" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->name()
Inherited, see "Access to the name" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->wellformedName( [STRING] )
Inherited, see "Access to the name" in Mail::Message::Field
Access to the body
Extends "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->body()
Inherited, see "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->folded()
Inherited, see "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->foldedBody( [$body] )
Inherited, see "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->stripCFWS( [STRING] )
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->stripCFWS( [STRING] )
Inherited, see "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->unfoldedBody( [$body, [$wrap]] )
Inherited, see "Access to the body" in Mail::Message::Field
Access to the content
Extends "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->addresses()
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->attribute( $name, [$value] )
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->attributes()
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->comment( [STRING] )
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->study()
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->toDate( [$time] )
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->toDate( [$time] )
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->toInt()
Inherited, see "Access to the content" in Mail::Message::Field
Other methods
Extends "Other methods" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->dateToTimestamp(STRING)
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->dateToTimestamp(STRING)
Inherited, see "Other methods" in Mail::Message::Field
Internals
Extends "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->consume( $line | <$name,<$body|$objects>> )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->defaultWrapLength( [$length] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->fold( $name, $body, [$maxchars] )
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->fold( $name, $body, [$maxchars] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->setWrapLength( [$length] )
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->stringifyData(STRING|ARRAY|$objects)
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
$obj->unfold(STRING)
Inherited, see "Internals" in Mail::Message::Field
Error handling
Extends "Error handling" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->AUTOLOAD()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->addReport($object)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->defaultTrace( [$level]|[$loglevel, $tracelevel]|[$level, $callback] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->errors()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->log( [$level, [$strings]] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logPriority($level)
Mail::Message::Field::Flex->logPriority($level)
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->logSettings()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->notImplemented()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->report( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->reportAll( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->trace( [$level] )
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
$obj->warnings()
Inherited, see "Error handling" in Mail::Reporter
Cleanup
Extends "Cleanup" in Mail::Message::Field.
$obj->DESTROY()
Inherited, see "Cleanup" in Mail::Reporter
DETAILS
Extends "DETAILS" in Mail::Message::Field.
DIAGNOSTICS
Warning: Field content is not numerical: $content
The numeric value of a field is requested (for instance the "Lines" or "Content-Length" fields should
be numerical), however the data contains weird characters.
Error: Field name too long (max $length), in '$name'
It is not specified in the RFCs how long a field name can be, but at least it should be a few
characters shorter than the line wrap.
Warning: Illegal character in field name $name
A new field is being created which does contain characters not permitted by the RFCs. Using this
field in messages may break other e-mail clients or transfer agents, and therefore mutulate or
extinguish your message.
Error: Package $package does not implement $method.
Fatal error: the specific package (or one of its superclasses) does not implement this method where
it should. This message means that some other related classes do implement this method however the
class at hand does not. Probably you should investigate this and probably inform the author of the
package.
SEE ALSO
This module is part of Mail-Message distribution version 3.015, built on December 11, 2023. Website:
http://perl.overmeer.net/CPAN/
LICENSE
Copyrights 2001-2023 by [Mark Overmeer <markov@cpan.org>]. For other contributors see ChangeLog.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
itself. See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/
perl v5.36.0 2023-12-11 Mail::Message::Field::Flex(3pm)