Re: RFC 336 (v1) use strict 'objects': a new pragma for using Java-like objects in Perl

On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 09:05:52PM -0000, Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote:
> =head1 TITLE
> 
> use strict 'objects': a new pragma for using Java-like objects in Perl

> =head2 protected
> 
> Just take Conway's RFC 188 and do a s/private/protected/g :-)

"protected" is a very loaded term.  What you propose to call protected
in Perl isn't the same as protected in C++.  This will cause
confusion.

> =head2 private
> 
> Like Conway's private operator defined in RFC 188, but accessing an
> hash key or a method that has been marked as private from outside the
> defining package should result in a fatal error.

What does this buy us?  What is the benefit?

> =head2 static
> Methods not marked as such should return a fatal error if called
> directly on the class.

Again, where's the benefit?

-Scott
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Jonathan Scott Duff
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