----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> So the following three declarations cover very similar (but not quite
> identical) things:
>
> multi sub call ($a: $b) {...}
> submethod invoke ($a: $b) {...}
> method check ($a: $b) {...}
>
> All three of these use multiple dispatching. The only distinctions are
> that "invoke" and "check" can be called using method-like syntax, whereas
> "call" cannot; and "check" pays attention to inheritence, whereas "call"
> and "invoke" do not.
>
Also, I assume that invoke and check will have access to $a's private
data members and methods, while call will not.
Joe Gottman
