James Edward Gray II wrote:
>On Feb 7, 2004, at 10:02 AM, Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan wrote:
>
>> On Feb 7, Jan Eden said:
>>
>>> { package Mouse
>>> @ISA = qw{Animal};
>>> ...
>>> sub speak {
>>> my $class = shift;
>>> ...
>>> Animal::speak($class);
>>> ...
>>> }
>>> }
>>
>> I was about to ask why it's written this way, but upon checking the
>> source, I see that this is the way the first example on overriding a
>> method looks.
>
>I was going to ask this too. I'm glad I finished reading the email.
>
>I'm not familiar with the book though, so I will ask this? Does it
>eventually go on to introduce SUPER::? That's what I would prefer here
>and I just want to make sure you're aware of the option.
Yes, SUPER:: is introduced just two paragraphs later. I read on, but the uncertainty
about $class->Animal::speak kept bugging me. ;)
- Jan
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