Re^2: isa() on any scalar

One potential caveat is that can() will report false if the method in question is handled by autoload, and is not in the symbol table.

Of course AUTOLOAD is pure evil and must be stopped. (being facetious). But seriously, this can be an issue

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Re^3: isa() on any scalar by revdiablo (Prior) on Jun 10, 2005 at 18:41 UTC
can() will report false if the method in question is handled by autoload Anybody who uses AUTOLOAD in this way should also override `can` appropriately.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: isa() on any scalar by shemp (Deacon) on Jun 10, 2005 at 21:31 UTC
Thats a very good point, i hadn't really thought about overriding can(). Then again i have learned to stay away from AUTOLOAD whenever possible.	[reply]