--- Austin Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Garrett Goebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Larry Wall wrote:
> > > I think the switch statement will have to recognize any
> > > Class::Name known at compile time, and force it to call
> > > $!.isa(Class::Name).
> >
> > Don't you mean the case/when statement? Wouldn't you want the
> > following to
> > work:
> >
> > for @obj {
> > when Dog { ... }
> > when Cat { ... }
> > }
> >
> To make matters worse, what's the test sequnce?
>
> If I have classes 'X' and 'Y', and a method Y::X,
>
> my Y $y;
>
> given $y {
> when X { ... }
> }
>
> Does that evaluate true (because of $a.$b() rule) or not (because of
> $a.isa($b)) rule, or does it try both?
>
> If so, in what order?
>
> And can we use
>
> when .X { ... }
>
> instead, to make clear that it's a method test and not an isa test?
>
> =Austin
'Look further down, idiot!'
The answer to my question is some paras lower. Yes, there's an order,
and yes, .method is usable.
And yes, I feel foolish. :-O 'doh!
=Austin
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