The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Class::Default
DSLIP: bdpOp
description: Static method calls use default object
userid: ADAMK (Adam Kennedy)
chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities)
communities:
similar:
CGI.pm
rationale:
Inheriting from this class will allow a class to have static method
applied to a default instantation of the class.
A good exising example of the technique is CGI.pm, with which you
can call CGI->header, and the call is made not on the class itself,
but on a default instantation.
In OO terminolgy, think a singleton you access through static
methods, but retaining the ability to create a seperate copy should
the need arise.
I use it a lot for thing like Factory classes
enteredby: ADAMK (Adam Kennedy)
enteredon: Sat May 25 16:32:14 2002 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Class::
::Default bdpOp Static method calls use default object ADAMK
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