in reply to Re^4: Still not getting it: hashref OO class variables
in thread Still not getting it: hashref OO class variables

In general, a subclass should access superclass behaviour via the superclass. That's kind of the point of inheritance, no? Plus it also saves you from having to remember to update all the subclasses every time the superclass behaviour changes.
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