note
sauoq
<p>This will clear that up some:
<code>
$ perl -le 'print ref *STDOUT{IO}'
IO::Handle
</code>
</p>
<p>The note in the BUGS section of the IO::Handle pod is explanatory too:
<code>
BUGS
Due to backwards compatibility, all filehandles resemble objects of
class "IO::Handle", or actually classes derived from that class. They
actually aren't. Which means you can't derive your own class from
"IO::Handle" and inherit those methods.
</code>
</p>
<pre>
-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";
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