The new module Object::MultiType was released. With it you can have a Perl object that works at the same time as a Hash, Array, Scalar, Code and Glob reference.

So, your object cand to things like that: 

  use Object::MultiType ;

  my $scalar = 'abc' ;
  my @array  = qw(x y z);
  my %hash   = (A => 1 , B => 2) ;

  my $obj = Object::MultiType->new(
  scalar => \$scalar ,
  array  => \@array ,
  hash   => \%hash ,
  code   => sub{ return("I'm a sub ref!") ; }
  glob   => \*STDOUT ,
  ) ;
  
  print "Me as scalar: $obj\n" ;
  
  my $array_1 = $obj->[1] ;
  print "$array_1\n" ;
  
  my $hash_B = $obj->{B} ;
  print "$hash_B\n" ;
  
  my $hash = $$obj->hash ;
  foreach my $Key (sort keys %$hash ) {
    print "$Key = $$hash{$Key}\n" ;
  }

  my @list = @{$obj} ;
  
  &$obj(args) ;

[download]
http://search.cpan.org/author/GMPASSOS/Object-MultiType-0.01/

I will appreciate any type of feedback (include your opinions and/or suggestions). ;-P

Graciliano M. P.
"The creativity is the expression of the liberty".

In reply to ANNOUNCE: Object::MultiType - Perl Objects as Hash, Array, Scalar, Code and Glob at the same time. by gmpassos

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.