in reply to Is there any way I can use object.method() instead of object->method()?

No, not really. Filter::Simple has been mentioned as a possibility (and its DotsForArrows demo), but this is very, very far from being robust (and only attempts the . to -> filtering, not the _ to . filtering). It can not be used as anything more than a (broken) toy filter.
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