Bug#681862: not clear what author exactly means by convenience methods

jidanni at jidanni.org jidanni at jidanni.org
Tue Jul 17 09:02:10 UTC 2012


Package: perl-doc
Version: 5.14.2-12
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/perltoot.1.gz

We read

       If you're getting a little tired of creating all these nearly identical
       methods just to get at the object's data, do not despair.  Later, we'll
       describe several different convenience mechanisms for shortening this up.

Alas beginners cannot find exactly what he is talking about in the
haystack below.

Maybe He should say "See XXXX below" or something.




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