Index

tying, 56 63

numeric comparison operations, symbols 

using, 22 24, 29

for, 49

using CVS with, 151 152

numification, overloading, 51

using PPM utility with, 19

using require statements with, 23

O

writing with Inline::C, 240

modules menu, displaying, 6 7

(O) notation in DSLIP, meaning of, 9

modules@perl.org, reading messages sent to, 

OBJECT key, failing to specify in Makefile.PL 

129

file, 210

mortalizing objects, advisory about, 196 197

object methods in OO

mutators, using, 42 43, 85 92

calling with tied variables, 59

explanation of, 39

Perl equivalent of, 38

N

object oriented modules, using, 35 48

\n escape code, usage of, 122

object vocabulary, table of, 38

name, browsing CPAN by, 12

objects

name parameter subroutines, implementing 

advisory about mortalization of, 

in functional interfaces, 77

196 197

NAME section of modules, purpose of, 67

basing on references, 52

named parameters

purpose of, 36

Inline::C support for, 246 247

referencing by variables from other 

supporting in XS, 221 225

scopes, 193 194

namespace pollution, explanation of, 80

objects in OO, Perl equivalent of, 38

namespaces, registering for modules, 

OO interfaces, inheritance or composition in, 

131 134

82 84

Net::FTP module, features of, 170

OO modules

Net::FTPServer module, functionality of, 120

benefits of, 74

new() method

using, 38 39

advisory to C++ programmers about, 39

OO (object oriented) programming, 

using with class data, 44

vocabulary cheat sheet for, 38

using with Class:Struct module, 88 90

opaque types, SV as, 177

using with instance parameters in 

operations, table of, 49

CGI::Application module, 268

out.make file, using with Inline::C, 239 240

New() wrapper, using with malloc(), 202

OUTPUT blocks

newAV() function, using, 184

using with typemaps, 234

newcount.patch file, working with, 145 146

using with XSUBs, 218

newRV_inc() function, using, 190

output() method, using with advanced 

NEWSV C macro, creating SVs with, 177 178

version of CGI::Application 

NEXTKEY() method, using with tied hashes, 

module, 267

63

=over POD command, using, 69

NOCLEAN option, using with Inline::C, 239

overload Fine Manual, contents of, 64

nomethod key, using with auto 

overloadable operations, table of, 49

generation, 55

overloaded modules, using, 48 56. See also 

Nullch argument, using with RVs, 191

functional modules, module 

numbered lists, using with 

distributions, modules, portable 

documentation, 69

modules

overloading versus tying, 57, 63

282