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Method::Also zef:lizmat last updated on 2022-07-23

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NAME

Method::Also - add "is also" trait to Methods

SYNOPSIS

use Method::Also;

class Foo {
    has $.foo;
    method foo() is also<bar bazzy> { $!foo }
}

Foo.new(foo => 42).bar;       # 42
Foo.new(foo => 42).bazzy;     # 42

# separate multi methods can have different aliases
class Bar {
    multi method foo()     is also<bar>   { 42 }
    multi method foo($foo) is also<bazzy> { $foo }
}

Bar.foo;        # 42
Bar.foo(666);   # 666
Bar.bar;        # 42
Bar.bazzy(768); # 768

DESCRIPTION

This module adds a is also trait to Methods, allowing you to specify other names for the same method.

AUTHOR

Elizabeth Mattijsen [email protected]

Source can be located at: https://github.com/lizmat/Method-Also . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.

If you like this module, or what I’m doing more generally, committing to a small sponsorship would mean a great deal to me!

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Elizabeth Mattijsen

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.