Re^2: Parse error with subroutines and <

Good call on the arity! The reason I didn't want to give them a () prototype is because I will find it convenient to call them like:

$enumClass->$enumName
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sometimes. I was getting ready to respond, it occurred to me that -> notation ignores prototypes! Yay! I get the best of both words. I guess it helps to talk things out!

Thanks!

Ted Young

($$<<$$=>$$<=>$$<=$$>>$$) always returns 1. :-)

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Re^3: Parse error with subroutines and < by Fletch (Bishop) on Dec 14, 2007 at 20:17 UTC
Just be careful you don't shadow one of your packages with a sub of the same name. `use strict; use warnings; package Foo; sub bar { print "Foo::bar\n"; } package Bar; sub bar { print "Bar::bar\n"; } package main; sub Foo { "Bar" } Foo->bar(); "Foo"->bar(); exit 0; __END__` [download] The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Parse error with subroutines and < by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 14, 2007 at 21:35 UTC
The problem isn't that you're missing the prototype. The problem is that you're missing parens. Omitting parens leads to a lot of problem. Simply put, omitting parens is broken. You must be prepared to add them when necessary.	[reply]