Like tye, if B is strongly related to A, but useful elsewhere, I call the package My::A::B.
If, for some reason, it should _ONLY_ be called by A, I prefix an underscore, just like "private" methods.

I put everything that's large in separate files, but a simple class needed only once can as well be in the same file. I even switch packages multiple time to bundle the class to the place where it's used:

package My::A;
...
package My::A::_B;
    sub TIESCALAR { return bless \(my $foo = $_[1]), $_[0] }
    sub FETCH { ${ $_[0] } }
    sub STORE { ${ $_[0] } = $_[1] }
package My::A;

sub method {
    my ($self, @foo) = @_;
    tie my $bar, 'My::A::_B', $foo[0];
    ...
}
...

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I'd like some package NAMESPACE BLOCK syntax ;) 

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In reply to Re: Private Classes - Same or Separate Files? by Juerd
in thread Private Classes - Same or Separate Files? by Masem

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