Re: OO style: Placement of "new"

I personally like code that "reads" like natural language, and I've seen comments by Larry that he does also. I can surely read the following:

    my $object = new Thingy;
    print $log "It works!\n" if $object->is_valid();
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However, the alternative just doesn't read as nicely:

    my $object = Thingy->new;
    if ($obj->is_valid()) {
        $log->print("It works!\n");
    }
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I do C++, but that's not why I prefer the "new class()" form. It just sounds more like the spoken word. Heck, if I were to slavishly follow C++ syntax, I'd never use the followup 'if' form.

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Re: Re: OO style: Placement of "new" by chromatic (Archbishop) on Apr 08, 2003 at 04:36 UTC
This is not completely indirect object syntax: `print $log "It works!\n" if $object->is_valid();` You would instead write: `print $log "It works!\n" if is_valid $object;` Your second snippet would likewise be: `$log->print( "It works!\n" ) if $obj->is_valid();` I fail to see how that is less appealing.	[reply] [d/l] [select]