I don't understand why you think you need the eval here?
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> There is syntax to define trait and properties
> but is there an API?
>
> my $b = eval '$a but true'; # setting a true property
> # API to do it without an eval?
>
On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 09:40:51PM +0200, Stéphane Payrard wrote:
: And what about the getter part of my question? :)
A12 discusses the relationship of traits and properties in great
detail. Any trait's metadata can be stored as properties at compile
time, and such metadata can be retrieved as pr
On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 12:56:19PM -0700, Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon wrote:
: Should I construe the fact that you didn't comment on the ::() to mean
: that the symref syntax works here?
Offhand I don't see any reason for it not to.
Larry
On 5/13/05, Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 12:26:22PM -0700, Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon wrote:
> : my $b = $a is foo($bar);
>
> As we currently have it, that is not legal syntax. "is" may only
> be applied to declarations.
Sorry, think-o. I meant 'but' in my e
On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 12:31:09PM -0700, Larry Wall wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 12:26:22PM -0700, Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon wrote:
> : Well, the value's pretty easy--just pass in a variable:
> :
> : my $b = $a is foo($bar);
>
> As we currently have it, that is not legal syntax. "is" may
On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 12:26:22PM -0700, Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon wrote:
: Well, the value's pretty easy--just pass in a variable:
:
: my $b = $a is foo($bar);
As we currently have it, that is not legal syntax. "is" may only
be applied to declarations. You must use "does" or "but" to mixin
On 5/13/05, Stéphane Payrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > There is syntax to define trait and properties
> > > but is there an API?
> > >
> > > my $b = eval '$a but true'; # setting a true property
> > > # API to do it without an eval?
>
> My question is more generic than my example.
> I m
On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 06:37:50PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> > There is syntax to define trait and properties
> > but is there an API?
> >
> > my $b = eval '$a but true'; # setting a true property
> > # API to do it without an eval?
> I don't understand why you think you need the
