Legal in perl5: my $foo = foo( 1 ); # A my $foo = foo(1); # B my $foo = foo (1); # C my $foo = foo ( 1 # D ); #### my $foo = $object->method (1) ->method (2) ->method (3); #### my $foo = $object.method(1) .method(2) .method(3); #### $ cat t.pl use v6; class C { has Int $.x is rw = 0; method foo (Int $i) { $!x += $i; return self; } method bar (Int $i) { $!x -= $i; return self; } } C.new().foo(1).bar(2).say; $ perl6 t.pl C.new(x => -1) $ cat t.pluse v6; class C { has Int $.x is rw = 0; method foo (Int $i) { $!x += $i; return self; } method bar (Int $i) { $!x -= $i; return self; } } C.new() .foo(1) .bar(2) .say; $ perl6 t.pl ===SORRY!=== Error while compiling t.pl Two terms in a row at t.pl:11 ------> ⏏.foo(1) expecting any of: infix stopper infix or meta-infix statement end statement modifier statement modifier loop #### cat t.pl use v6; class C { has Int $.x is rw = 0; method foo (Int $i) { $!x += $i; return self; } method bar (Int $i) { $!x -= $i; return self; } } C.new()\ .foo(1)\ .bar(2)\ .say; $ perl6 t.pl C.new(x => -1)