These are all exactly equivalent:

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/,  ();

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Moose has just chosen to write things the way they do, but you're free to choose any of the above, whichever is clearest to you - that's a lot of freedom! It's just a matter of taste, and arguing about it is just like arguing about whether your sandwich tastes better depending on if it's sliced diagonally, horizontally or vertically ;-)

In reply to Re^5: Perl Moose syntax by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perl Moose syntax by Anonymous Monk

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