> I am using a module having documentation saying document() is a > method. However, I see it used as > > $o->document; > > Can you reference a method in this way? (I takes no args). I always > thought > > $o->document() and $o->document meant different things, function > verses attribute. >
Your thought is wrong -- Perl 5 objects have no concept of "attributes", there are only methods. There are numerous classes (Moose, Class::Accessor to name two) that implement the concept of attributes, but they are implemented as methods. --L -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/