in reply to Passing a list to an Object

First of all, there were a couple syntax errors in your posted code, please paste in the real code whenever possible to avoid typos.

When making an object or class method call like: 

    $obj->method(arg);
  #or
    Class->method(arg);  # your example

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The method actually receives the $obj or 'Class name' as its first argument (depending on which call you made). So in your example, in your doThat() method you are assigning the following:  %ARGS = ('chew', 'meat', 'MyObject', 'chew', 'bananas').

So, 'MyObjects' is taken as a key with a value of 'chew' and 'bananas' is left just sitting there doing nothing. If you had -w turned on you would have been warned about assigning an odd number of elements to a hash.

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Re: Re: Passing a list to an Object
by lzcd (Pilgrim) on Jan 13, 2001 at 07:22 UTC
    Sorry about the typo's.

    Okay now that I've got this situation, what's the easiest way to get around it?

    How does one pass a list and not wind up with an odd numbered hash?
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      Simply shift off the first argument from @_ before proceeding with messing with it: 

      sub doThat {
    my $self = shift;
    my %ARGS = (chew => 'meat', @_);
    return "I like to chew $ARGS{chew}!\n";
}

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        ah... delightfully simple.

        You'd be suprised at the weird and wonderful convulsions of code my brain was cooking up without the aid of that tasty tidbit.

        Much thankyou's and may you monkdom be more comfy than an old pair of jeans.
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