Re: RFC 200 (v1) Objects: Revamp tie to support extensibility (Massive tie changes)

[email protected] (Damian Conway) Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:00:36 +1100 (EST)
Newsgroups perl.perl6.language.objects
Message-ID <[email protected]>
   > > Also notice that I suggested the TIE be called as a method,
   > > so that it can be inherited if necessary (maybe you had that idea
   > > already???)
   > 
   > The tie *can* currently be inherited.

Yes, I was aware. It's just that you  wrote:


    >    tie Some::Class $foo, @args;
    >
    > would produce:
    >
    >    TIE('SCALAR', 'Some::Class', @args);


and I was concerned that we were planning to remove the polymorphic dispatch.

(You may have to cut me some slack over the next few days if I say
stupid things or jump to unwarranted conclusions -- I am very ill and my
brain is not functioning properly %-)


Damian