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my $f = Foobar->new();
$f->some_method();
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sub class_or_instance
{
my $invocant = shift;
if (ref($invocant))
{
# got an instance (i.e., a "self" reference)
}
else
{
# got a class name (hopefully anyway ... 8-)
}
}
...
Foobar->class_or_instance() # passes class name "Foobar" in as @_[0]
my $f = Foobar->new();
$f->class_or_instance(); # passes object $f in as @_[0]
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Foobar::class_or_instance('blech');