> On 14 Nov 2017, at 18:06, Fernando Santagata <nando.santag...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> I'm converting a program from Perl5/Moose.
> I have several classes, each has some attributes that need to be processed in
> the same way before being passed to other objects.
>
> When I was using Moose, I had some "around" methods that would automatically
> modify the value before delivering it to those attributes, so delegating the
> object to do the needed adjustments.
>
> Stripped to the bare bones, the thing that in Perl6 looks like this:
>
> class A {
> has $!a;
>
> method a($val?)
> {
> if $val.defined {
> # Modify $val in some way
> $!a = $val;
> } else {
> $!a;
> }
> }
> }
>
> my A $a .= new;
> # $a.a = 42; # This outputs an error
> $a.a(42);
> say $a.a;
>
> Any hint how to make it work as an assignment, instead of a method call?
> Better yet, is there a way to abstract that behavior in a role?
I think you want “is rw” on a public attribute?
class A {
has $.a is rw;
}
my $obj = A.new;
$obj.a = 42;
dd $obj;
===========
A $obj = A.new(a => 42)
Liz
