It should be noted that this code: 

$o->method( ... );

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requires runtime introspection to work.

Perl does not determine the method being called at compile time, instead it will lookup in the @ISA in a depth-first search to find the package which has a method of the name "method". The -> is an operator, that operator is a function just like any other function either built-in or defined by you. By calling the code of that operator you are explicitly telling Perl to do some runtime introspection to find and execute a method for you. So, hmm, I think maybe that saying:

Viola. No introspection needed.
is not quite correct.

-stvn

In reply to Re^3: Runtime introspection: What good is it? by stvn
in thread Runtime introspection: What good is it? by BrowserUk

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