Re^2: Perl can do it, take 1 (sentence generation)

Can you please explain what .does(List) means ? I understand intuitively that it asks whether $phrase is a list, but how does it work, exactly ?

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Re^3: Perl can do it, take 1 (sentence generation) by eric256 (Parson) on Jun 19, 2005 at 18:25 UTC
As far as I know that is all there is to tell. ;) The . by itself acts on the topic ($_) So that is the same as $_.does(List). My understanding is that does is checking the roles of the object it is called on. Evnetualy (when pugs gets more mature) we will be able to do. `when List {}` and it will DWIM, hopefully. BTW the `given $phrase` makes $phrase the current topic. ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Perl can do it, take 1 (sentence generation) by spurperl (Priest) on Jun 19, 2005 at 18:38 UTC
OK, thanks - I figured most of it out after posting by reading the apocalypse / exegesis on objects. Frankly, the syntax `.does(List)` doesn't feel good to me, so I'm glad you're saying we'll eventually be able to just say `when List`. Is the latter legal Perl 6 and you didn't use it just because you wanted a working pugs-compilable code ?	[reply]

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