The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: modid: Attribute::Abstract DSLIP: RdpOp description: implement abstract methods with attributes userid: MARCEL (Marcel Grunauer) chapterid: 2 (Perl_Core_Modules) communities: comp.lang.perl.modules, london.pm mailing list, vienna.pm mailing list similar: Attribute::Types Attribute::Memoize Attribute::TieClasses rationale: SYNOPSIS package SomeObj; use Attribute::Abstract; sub new { ... } sub write : Abstract; DESCRIPTION Declaring a subroutine to be abstract using this attribute causes a call to it to die with a suitable exception. Subclasses are expected to implement the abstract method. Using the attribute makes it visually distinctive that a method is abstract, as opposed to declaring it without any attribute or method body, or providing a method body that might make it look as though it was implemented after all. RELATED MODULES Attribute::{Types,Memoize,TieClasses} also use attributes, but to achieve different things. As such, they are related to the implementation (and listed here only because Attribute::Handlers, on which they all depend, is so new), but not in functionality. enteredby: MARCEL (Marcel Grunauer) enteredon: Sat May 19 11:13:23 2001 GMT The resulting entry would be: Attribute:: ::Abstract RdpOp implement abstract methods with attributes MARCEL Thanks for registering, The Pause Team PS: The following links are only valid for module list maintainers: Registration form with editing capabilities: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=56000000_1696e7a68ef69982&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_preview=1 Immediate (one click) registration: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=56000000_1696e7a68ef69982&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_insertit=1