Hi all,
I am just getting into using Perl objects. When I want to use my objects across files (and packages), the only way I have found to do so is to pass the reference to the object: 
# File1

use ObjectMaker; # ObjectMaker has all the exporter stuff
use Foo;

my $Object = ObjectMaker->new();

&Foo::DoSomething(foo, bar, \$Object);

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But I thought new() returned a reference? So the way I have been accessing my objects in the other files is 
# File 2

package Foo;

use ObjectMaker;

sub DoSomething
{
   my $foo = shift;
   my $bar = shift;
   my $Object = shift;

   ...
   my $blub = $$Object->MethodName(blah);
}

1;

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Is there a more accepted way of doing this or am I on the right track?

Thanks for any enlightment from this august body,

Bob C.

In reply to Using Objects across files and packages by Bobc

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