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From:
Mark J. Reed
Date:
April 10, 2002 10:35
Subject:
Re: Unary dot
Message ID:
20020410173522.GJ18047@charm.turner.com
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 10:30:25AM -0700, Glenn Linderman wrote:
> method m1
> {
>    m2;  # calls method m2 in the same class
Yes, but does it call it as an instance method on the current invocant
or as a class method with no invocant?  If the former, how would you
do the latter?

>    .m2;  # syntax error
Doesn't that violate your stated rule that"the default topic within a
method be the invocant?  Shouldn't .m2 be equivalent to $_.m2?


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Mark J. REED	<markjreed@mail.com>

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