Change 13611 by jhi@alpha on 2001/12/11 04:29:32
Subject: Exporter's documentation shouldn't lie
From: "Benjamin J. Tilly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 21:30:20 -0500
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Affected files ...
.... //depot/perl/lib/Exporter.pm#20 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/lib/Exporter.pm#20 (text) ====
Index: perl/lib/Exporter.pm
--- perl/lib/Exporter.pm.~1~ Mon Dec 10 21:45:05 2001
+++ perl/lib/Exporter.pm Mon Dec 10 21:45:05 2001
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@
(It is actually possible to get private functions by saying:
my $subref = sub { ... };
- &$subref;
+ $subref->(@args); # Call it as a function
+ $obj->$subref(@args); # Use it as a method
-But there's no way to call that directly as a method, since a method
-must have a name in the symbol table.)
+However if you use them for methods it is up to you to figure out
+how to make inheritance work.)
As a general rule, if the module is trying to be object oriented
then export nothing. If it's just a collection of functions then
End of Patch.
