has 'friends' => ( is => 'rw', isa => 'Array', default => () ); has friends => ((is => 'rw'), (isa => 'Array'), (default => ())); has friends => is => 'rw', isa => 'Array', default => (); has friends => is => rw => isa => Array => default => (); has "friends", "is", "rw", "isa", "Array", "default", (); has qw/friends is rw isa Array default/, ();