Crypt::OpenPGP::ErrorHandler(3)

NAME
Crypt::OpenPGP::ErrorHandler - Crypt::OpenPGP error handling

SYNOPSIS
    package Foo;
    use Crypt::OpenPGP::ErrorHandler;
    use base qw( Crypt::OpenPGP::ErrorHandler );

    sub class_method {
        my $class = shift;
        # Stuff happens...
        return $class->error("Help!");
    }

    sub object_method {
        my $obj = shift;
        # Stuff happens...
        return $obj->error("I am no more");
    }

    package main;

    Foo->class_method or die Foo->errstr;

    my $foo = Foo->new;
    $foo->object_method or die $foo->errstr;

DESCRIPTION
Crypt::OpenPGP::ErrorHandler provides an error-handling mechanism for all Crypt::OpenPGP modules/classes. It is meant to be used as a base class for classes that wish to use its error-handling methods: derived classes use its two methods, error and errstr, to communicate error messages back to the calling program.

On failure (for whatever reason), a subclass should call error and return to the caller; error itself sets the error message internally, then returns "undef". This has the effect of the method that failed returning "undef" to the caller. The caller should check for errors by checking for a return value of "undef", and in this case should call errstr to get the value of the error message. Note that calling errstr when an error has not occurred is undefined behavior and will rarely do what you want.

As demonstrated in the SYNOPSIS (above), error and errstr work both as class methods and as object methods.

USAGE

  Class->error($message)

  $object->error($message)
Sets the error message for either the class Class or the object $object to the message $message. Returns "undef".

  Class->errstr

  $object->errstr
Accesses the last error message set in the class Class or the object $object, respectively, and returns that error message.

AUTHOR & COPYRIGHTS
Please see the Crypt::OpenPGP manpage for author, copyright, and license information.