On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 09:09:11PM -0800, William R Ward wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Perl Authors Upload Server) writes:
> > modid: Return::Value
> > Return::Value is an object which encapsulates most of the standard
> > behaviors for function/method return values. It allows a function to
> > return an object that is treated as a boolean in boolean context, as
> > an array in array context and as a rich object if the caller wants
> > to use advanced features such as stack traces or lists of warnings
> > or complex return datatypes.
>
> I don't think that a "Return" top-level namespace is a very good
> choice for this.. How about (something)::ReturnValue, for some
> reasonable value of (something)?
Umm, in the 'control flow' section of the module list we currently have
* AtExit - atexit() function to register exit-callbacks
* Callback - Define easy to use function callback objects
* Hook::PrePostCall - Add actions before and after a routine
* Memoize - Cache results of individual function calls
* Religion - Control where you go when you die()/warn()
It's kind'a tempting to propose a ControlFlow:: category.
Most/all of the above would have fitted in there nicely
(usually a sign of a good name).
So how about ControlFlow::ReturnValue ?
Tim.
