Learning Perl Objects, References amp;amp; Modules [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Structure of This Book

It's a good idea to read this book from front to
back, stopping to do the exercises. Each chapter builds on preceding
chapters. You've been warned.

Chapter 1

An introduction to the material.

Chapter 2

How to bring code in from separate files so you can have others do
some of your work for you.

Chapter 3

How to allow the same code to operate on different data structures by
introducing a level of indirection.

Chapter 4

How Perl manages to keep track of pointers to data, and an
introduction to anonymous data structures and autovivification.

Chapter 5

Viewing, searching, and storing nested arrays and hashes.

Chapter 6

How to capture behavior as a value to be passed around.

Chapter 7

Sorting complex operations, the "Schwartzian
Transform," and working with recursively defined
data.

Chapter 8

Working with classes, method calls, inheritance, and overriding.

Chapter 9

Adding per-instance data, including constructors, getters, and
setters.

Chapter 10

Adding behavior to an object that is going away, including object
persistence.

Chapter 11

Multiple inheritance, automatic methods, and references to
filehandles.

Chapter 12

How use works, from the user's
and author's perspectives.

Chapter 13

Packaging up a module for sharing, including portable installation
instructions.

Chapter 14

Providing unit and integration tests with your distribution.

Chapter 15

Submitting your module to the CPAN.

Appendix A

Where to go to get answers.