Re^3: defined &{ $pkg . '::foo' } vs. $pkg->can( 'foo' )

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in thread defined &{ $pkg . '::foo' } vs. $pkg->can( 'foo' )

I don't see why. Pre-declaring subs is the responsible way to use AUTOLOAD. Why would you want to disallow it in your delegatees? Anyway, this qualifies as a difference between ->can and defined&.

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Re^4: defined &{ $pkg . '::foo' } vs. $pkg->can( 'foo' ) by tlm (Prior) on Jul 15, 2005 at 20:48 UTC
Pre-declaring subs is the responsible way to use AUTOLOAD. I wasn't aware of this convention. Good to know. Thanks. the lowliest monk	[reply]

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