Re^2: Store only object data but not the whole class

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... object creation ... (my preferred syntax):

my $obj = Whatever::->new();

Just as a matter of curiosity, why do you prefer the trailing :: in the constructor call?

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Re^3: Store only object data but not the whole class by kcott (Archbishop) on Aug 31, 2016 at 06:01 UTC
"Just as a matter of curiosity, why do you prefer the trailing `::` in the constructor call?" There's a discussion about this in "perlobj: Invoking Class Methods". — Ken	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Store only object data but not the whole class by NetWallah (Canon) on Aug 30, 2016 at 19:00 UTC
The "::" makes it clear that the "Whatever" is a package name. Other possible barewords could be "sub", or "File handle". "Software interprets lawyers as damage, and routes around them" - Larry Wall	[reply]

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