Mike Lambert wrote:
> class Date is Really::Long::Package::Name::Ugh;
>
> class DateManipulator;
> our Date $date2manip;
> ...date manip methods here...
>
> An external class is thus unable to do:
> $DateManipulator::date2manip = new Really::Long::Package::Name::Ugh()
>
> Is that correct?
Yes. You can't assign a base class object to a derived class variable.
But the whole point of the Date class is so you never have to type
Really::Long::Package::Name::Ugh.
If you want true aliasing, you can always use true aliasing:
my class Date := Really::Long::Package::Name::Ugh;
Damian
