PERL Beginners - Re: Error:Can't locate object method "prepare" via package "abc"

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Re: Error:Can't locate object method "prepare" via package "abc"

Jonathan Lang

2007-06-01, 7:58 am

Chas Owens wrote:
> Well, there is a prototype problem, but it isn't that $ will force new
> to only accept one value, but rather that prototypes and OO Perl don't
> mix. Perl simply ignores prototypes on methods. Also prototypes are
> broken*, don't use them.
-snip-
> * http://library.n0i.net/programming/.../fm_prototypes/

"Broken" and "don't use them" is a bit extreme. But I will agree with
the general sentiment that they should not be used as a matter of
course; they should be reserved for a handful of special cases where
they help more than they harm.

--
Jonathan "Dataweaver" Lang

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