package OOtest;
sub new {
my $invoker = shift;
my $class = ref($invoker) || $invoker;
my $self = {};
bless ($self, $class);
$self->{list} = [];
return $self;
}
sub get_array {
my $self = shift;
return $self->{list};
}
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my $obj = OOtest->new();
# NOT foreach my $tmp ( @{ $obj->list() }
foreach my $tmp ( @{ $obj->get_array() } ) {
# process list
}
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package OOtest;
sub new {
my $invoker = shift;
my $class = ref($invoker) || $invoker;
my $self = {};
bless ($self, $class);
$self->{list} = ();
return $self;
}
sub get_array {
my $self = shift;
return values %{$self->{list}}; # anything asking for an array gets it
}