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• What about :lvalue? (Score:1)

  by jk2addict (4946)

  A sub is a property is a sub. What about when using the :lvalue attributes; as evil as they are?

  sub value : lvalue {
      my $this = shift;
      $this->{VALUE};
  };

  Would you put the parens here:

  my $value = $self->name();

  but not here:

  $self->name = 'Chris';

  or leave it

  $self->name() = 'Chris';
  • Re:What about :lvalue? (Score:2)

    by Dom2 (2981)

    Using :lvalue is bad because you lose encapsulation.

    -Dom
    • Re:What about :lvalue? (Score:1)

      by jk2addict (4946) on 2005.08.23 16:38 (#42846) Homepage Journal

      Hell I'd never use it. I hate.
      
      However, I have seen 3rd party modules that use it internally, so calling those 3rd party functions will fall under the formatting policy above.

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