How can I initialise File::Samba's data structures in the constructor of my Samba::LDAP class?
The simplest answer is: don't write a constructor in your Samba::LDAP class. Just inherit the constructor, and let it do what it does. If you need to initialize something in your Samba::LDAP class, write a sub "init". Then you can write: 
my $obj = Samba::LDAP->new(args needed by File::Samba)->init(initializ
+ation arguments)

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But if you insist in doing multiple things (creation and initialization) in one sub, do something like: 
sub create_and_initialize { # 'new' is a bad name; it does more.
    my $class = shift;
    my $arg   = pop;    # Initialization argument for my class;
    my $obj   = bless $class->SUPER::new(@_), $class;
    # Initialize the object using $arg.
    return $obj;
}

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In reply to Re^3: How to use Inheritance with Inside-Out Classes and Hash Based Classes by Perl Mouse
in thread How to use Inheritance with Inside-Out Classes and Hash Based Classes by ghenry

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