SPUG:Prototyping Subroutines in Class(Objects)

[Colin Meyer]

Hi Don,

On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 09:23:53AM -0800, Don Shanks wrote:
> 
> Does it matter if you prototype the class object since it is passed
> whether you want to or not, or is this just a matter of style?

It doesn't matter.  Unfortunately, function prototypes don't apply to
method calls in Perl.  From perldoc perlsub:

       Method calls are not influenced by prototypes either,
       because the function to be called is indeterminate at
       compile time, since the exact code called depends on
       inheritance.

Have fun,
-Colin.