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=head1 NAME

DBIx::Class::SQLMaker - An SQL::Abstract-based SQL maker class

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module is a subclass of L<SQL::Abstract> and includes a number of
DBIC-specific workarounds, not yet suitable for inclusion into the
L<SQL::Abstract> core. It also provides all (and more than) the functionality
of L<SQL::Abstract::Limit>, see L<DBIx::Class::SQLMaker::LimitDialects> for
more info.

Currently the enhancements to L<SQL::Abstract> are:

=over 4

=item * Support for C<JOIN> statements (via extended C<table/from> support)

=item * Support of functions in C<SELECT> lists

=item * C<GROUP BY>/C<HAVING> support (via extensions to the order_by parameter)

=item * Support of C<...FOR UPDATE> type of select statement modifiers

=back

=head1 INHERITED METHODS

=over 4

=item L<SQL::Abstract>

L<is_literal_value|SQL::Abstract/is_literal_value>, L<is_plain_value|SQL::Abstract/is_plain_value>

=back

=head1 FURTHER QUESTIONS?

Check the list of L<additional DBIC resources|DBIx::Class/GETTING HELP/SUPPORT>.

=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This module is free software L<copyright|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>
by the L<DBIx::Class (DBIC) authors|DBIx::Class/AUTHORS>. You can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the
L<DBIx::Class library|DBIx::Class/COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE>.

