Re: RFC 188 (v1) Objects : Private keys and methods

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   > From: Tom Christiansen <[email protected]>
   > Subject: Re: RFC 188 (v1) Objects : Private keys and methods
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   > >=head2 Private methods
   > 
   > >The C<private> keyword could also be applied to subroutines, to restrict
   > >where they may be called. Access rules similar to those for private hash
   > >entries would apply:
   > 
   > >        package Base;
   > >        sub new { ... }
   > >        private sub check { ... }
   > 
   > How is this different/better/worse from "my sub"?

It complements it.

Private methods aren't lexically scoped.

They can be called (through a qualified name) anywhere in the
inheritance tree of the "owner" class.

Damian