My new object needs some methods run during construction. How can I do that without defining my own "new" method?
I think something like this is supposed to work: class Geo::Ellipsoid; has $.ellipsoid is rw = 'WGS84'; # this needs more processing whether user-entered or default has $.units is rw = 'radians'; # ... more attributes # I can either us this (or submethod BUILD) # don't really yet understand the difference method BUILDALL { # but how do I get access to the class's attributes to manipulate? self.set_ellipsoid($ellipsoid); # more methods used to initialize... } method set_ellipsoid($ell) { self.ellipsoid = $ell; # process further... } So, the question is: how do I get access to the class attributes and methods inside BUILDALL (or BUILD)? Do I have to explicitly pass values in its arg signature, including $self? Many thanks. Best regards, -Tom