On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 01:38:30PM -0700, Dave Whipp wrote:
> Larry Wall wrote:
>> Note however that coercions require parens these days, since types parse
>> as values, not as routine names.
>>
>> $x = Role::Serializable::XML($resultset);
>> $y = Role::Serializable::YAML($resultset);
>
> Should "indirect object" syntax work in this context?:
>
> $a = Foo: $value;
That's not indirect object syntax. It would have to be
$a = Foo $value: ;
which should work as well as
$a = $value.Foo;
> Also, given an appropriate infix:as operator:
>
> $a = Foo Ras $value;
Possibly, but please don't. ;)
Larry
