diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Role/Object.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Role/Object.pm
index 70a2aeb72..a921ba31a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Role/Object.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Role/Object.pm
@@ -21,30 +21,91 @@ no warnings qw(uninitialized);
 
 our $VERSION = '0.0.1';
 
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::Role::Object
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Moose-based role for providing classic WebGUI get/set style methods for objects.
+This role is automatically included in all Definition objects.
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+$obj->get('someProperty');
+$obj->set({ someProperty => 'someValue' });
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+These methods are available from this class:
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 get ( [ $name ] )
+
+Generic accessor for this object's properties.
+
+=head3 $name
+
+If $name is defined, and is an attribute of the object, it returns the
+value of the attribute.  If $name is not an attribute, then it returns
+undef.
+
+If $name is not defined, it returns a hashref of all attributes.
+
+=cut
+
 sub get {
     my $self = shift;
     if (@_) {
         my $property = shift;
-        if ($self->can($property)) {
+        if ($self->meta->find_attribute_by_name($property)) {
             return $self->$property;
         }
         return undef;
     }
-    my %properties = map { $_ => scalar $self->$_ } $self->meta->get_all_properties;
+    my %properties = map { $_ => scalar $self->$_ } $self->meta->get_property_list;
     return \%properties;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 set ( dataSpec )
+
+Generic setter for this object's properties.
+
+=head3 dataSpec
+
+Accepts either a hash, or a hash reference, of data to set in the object.  If the key
+is not an attribute of the object, then it is silently ignored.
+
+=cut
+
 sub set {
     my $self = shift;
     my $properties = @_ % 2 ? shift : { @_ };
-    for my $key ( keys %$properties ) {
-        return undef
-            unless $self->can($key);
+    KEY: for my $key ( keys %$properties ) {
+        next KEY unless $self->meta->find_attribute_by_name($key);
         $self->$key($properties->{$key});
     }
     return 1;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 update ( dataSpec )
+
+Combines the actions of setting data in the object and writing the data.
+
+=head3 dataSpec
+
+See L<set>.
+
+=cut
+
+
 sub update {
     my $self = shift;
     $self->set(@_);
@@ -54,14 +115,34 @@ sub update {
     return 1;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getProperty ( dataSpec )
+
+Returns a list of all properties of the object, as set by the Definition.
+
+=head3 dataSpec
+
+See L<set>.
+
+=cut
+
 sub getProperty {
     my $self = shift;
     return $self->meta->find_attribute_by_name(@_);
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getProperties ( )
+
+Returns a list of the names of all properties of the object, as set by the Definition.
+
+=cut
+
 sub getProperties {
     my $self = shift;
-    return $self->meta->get_all_properties;
+    return $self->meta->get_property_list;
 }
 
 1;