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DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique

NAME

DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique − Ensure uniqueness of records in a collection

SYNOPSIS

    package Foo::Collection;
    use base 'DBIx::SearchBuilder';
    use DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique; # mixin
    my $collection = Foo::Collection−>New();
    $collection−>SetupComplicatedJoins;
    $collection−>OrderByMagic;
    while (my $thing = $collection−>Next) {
        # $thing is going to be distinct
    }

DESCRIPTION

Currently, DBIx::SearchBuilder makes exceptions for databases which cannot handle both "SELECT DISTINCT" and ordering in the same statement; it drops the "DISTINCT" requirement. This, of course, means that you can get the same row twice, which you might not want. If that’s the case, use this module as a mix-in, and it will provide you with an "AddRecord" method which ensures that a record will not appear twice in the same search.

AUTHOR

Simon Cozens.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2005 Best Practical Solutions, LLC

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

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