Thanx both for your quick responses.

I know about Scalar::Util but hadn't even considered it - doh!! Having had a peek @ the code, AFAICT, it does something extremely similar - I'm now rather worried I might be gaining a little understanding ... looks somewhat worried

Mmm, Autobox - what a thing that is ?! I'll try my approach with it and see ... might even let you know the results :-))

Update

There are, 2 aspects to the differences between my attempt and Grahams' (author of Scalar::Util), Graham...

Whereas I use the (now standard) isa() method and omitted the call to ref - since the call to isa() would, methinx, generate either a 'not an object' or 'not an reference' error - aka a short cut.

At last, a user level that overstates my experience :-))

In reply to Re: To be, or not to be, an object ? by Bloodnok
in thread To be, or not to be, an object ? by Bloodnok

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