Re^3: Foo->new() vs. new Foo()

To allow the caller to use the Foo::new() syntax, the sub could be coded thus:

sub new {
    my $class = shift @_ || __PACKAGE__;
   ...
}
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This gives the same result as calling using the Foo->new syntax.

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Re^4: Foo->new() vs. new Foo() by chromatic (Archbishop) on Oct 24, 2005 at 21:41 UTC
Aside from breaking inheritance, why would you want to do that?	[reply]
Re^4: Foo->new() vs. new Foo() by BUU (Prior) on Oct 25, 2005 at 05:00 UTC
Sub::new(1);	[reply]