RE: problem of use "new Classname" to create object

[Henderson, Jordan (Contractor) (DAASC)]

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Hi,   There's not a spotty problem there, just a syntax ambiguity.  The "method object" syntax is deprecated for this reason.   The clearest and simplest explanation of this I can lay my hands on immediately is in the Perlobj manpage:   Here is Activestate's copy if you don't have them handy:   http://aspn.activestate.com//ASPN/Products/ActivePerl/lib/Pod/perlobj.html#method_invocation   See the section on "Indirect Object Syntax".   -Jordan Henderson The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind.  Failure makes people bitter and cruel. -- W. Somerset Maugham -----Original Message----- From: JY - June Young [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: problem of use "new Classname" to create object   Hi, all,   I run into the following error while runing our CGI in Apache mod_perl   Undefined subroutine &BookReqComObj::BookingRequest called at      /APACHE$ROOT/000000/bin/BOOKREQ_COM OBJ.PL line 149 during global destruction.        The line 149 is        my $req = new BookingRequest($items->{$_});        The workaround is        my $req = BookingRequest->new($items->{$_});      and tested OK.   First I thought it is mod_perl issue, then my colleague told me that Perl has always had a problem with creating objects inside of other objects. Its a spotty problem.  Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.  She never been able to isolate the actual cause.    I could not find any relevant documentation from the web or reference books I have. Does anyone run into the same issue? Is this a perl bug or common knowledge that should always use "Classname->new" to create new object?   Thanks, June Young, Software Development bus: (902)422-1973 x144 Dymaxion Research Ltd., 5515 Cogswell St., fax: (902)421-1267 Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1R2 Canada mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dymaxion.ca <http://www.dymaxion.ca/>