Hi Monks,

I am trying to put together my first API and I am a bit stucked right now. I am just trying to get famillier with the OO side of the Perl, so I dont know whether is possible what I am trying to do or not.

So, the question is:
If I create a Kid object (see below example), which is the parent of Son and Daughter, can I call somehow the Kid's functions through the Kid, even though there is no Son instance yet? (The Kid should create one)

The reason why I am trying to do this, because I would like to be able to use the child modules separately also, plus would like to reach all the child modules from the parent.

(If I wasn't enough clear about my problem, feel free to ask me :) )

Example: 
Kid.pm (parent)
------
package Kid;

sub new
{
bless ....
}

sub getSex
{
    print("I am unisex \n");
}


Son.pm
------
package Kid::Son;
@ISA = qw(Kid);
use Kid;

sub getSex
{
    print("I am a boy \n");
}

Daugther.pm
-----------
package Kid::Daugther;
@ISA = qw(Kid);
use Kid;

sub getSex
{
    print("I am a girl \n");
}


test.pl
-------
#!/usr/bin/perl

use Kid;
use Kid::Son;
use Kid::Daugther;

# Create Instances
$kid = Kid->new();
$son = Kid::Son->new();

# 1. Its OK
$kid->getSex();

# 2. Its OK too
$son->getSex();

# 3. Its not OK
$kid->son->getSex(); # I know its wrong !

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Thx, Kende

In reply to OO Perl Inheritance - Is it possible somehow? by kEndE

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