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# from Vadim
# on Wednesday 09 May 2007 10:53 am:
>Why didn't you placed functions in AUTOLOAD, and creating them only
> when needed?
Because then you must override can() or your code is broken.
It is usually a lot simpler (and gives better diagnostics) to just
generate and install everything in advance. Particularly if you're
only doing it to save typing. If you *actually* want to delay the
decision of whether $foo->can("bar") until run-time, then yes autoload
is the way to go.
--Eric
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