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- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
- <!DOCTYPE methoddef SYSTEM "rpc-method.dtd">
- <!--
- Generated automatically by make_method v1.12, Wed Nov 5 03:59:22 2008
-
- Any changes made here will be lost.
- -->
- <methoddef>
- <name>system.methodHelp</name>
- <version>1.2</version>
- <signature>string string</signature>
- <signature>array array</signature>
- <help>
- Return the help text (such as this) associated with the specified method(s).
- If a STRING parameter specifying the method name is passed, the return value
- will be a STRING. If multiple methods are queried by passing an ARRAY of
- STRING values, then the return value will be an ARRAY of STRING values, as
- well.
- </help>
- <code language="perl">
- <![CDATA[
- #!/usr/bin/perl
- ###############################################################################
- #
- # Sub Name: methodHelp
- #
- # Description: Retrieve any help text for the specified methods.
- #
- # Arguments: NAME IN/OUT TYPE DESCRIPTION
- # $srv in ref Server object instance
- # $arg in ref/sc Listref or scalar specification
- #
- # Globals: None.
- #
- # Environment: None.
- #
- # Returns: Success: string or listref
- # Failure: fault object
- #
- ###############################################################################
- sub methodHelp
- {
- use strict;
-
- my $srv = shift;
- my $arg = shift;
-
- my $name = $srv->{method_name};
- my @list = (ref $arg) ? @$arg : ($arg);
- my @results = ();
- my $method;
-
- for (@list)
- {
- if (ref($method = $srv->get_method($_)) and (! $method->hidden))
- {
- push(@results, $method->help() || '');
- }
- else
- {
- return RPC::XML::fault->new(302, "$name: Method $_ unknown");
- }
- }
-
- return (ref $arg) ? \@results : $results[0];
- }
-
- __END__
- ]]></code>
- </methoddef>
-