I have several methods that execute the same 2 lines of code at the beginning of their subs. These 2 lines check to see if the methods were called with arguments. If so, an error message is displayed. In other words, these methods don't accept arguments.

What can I do to reduce the repetition of writing those 2 lines for every method? Someone suggested that I use a module to handle the attributes of the methods, but I am hoping to do this without the help of a module.

Also, at the end of certain methods (about a dozen or so), I print some HTML. It is always the same HTML. I was hoping the I could use DESTROY as a means of tacking on that HTML to the method calls that need them. Would that be a good thing to do? Thanks Monks.

In reply to Controlling the start and endings of method calls by Anonymous Monk

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