Re: [MacPerl] Simple Explanation for @ISA?

[Robert Ke <rke@qualcomm.com>]

Sorry to tell you, the @ISA has something to do with OOP.  

It works like the @INC array which stores directories for perl  to search 
for files in other directories.

@ISA array contains names of classes so Perl could search for methods in 
other classes.

If you are don't use OOP, you don't need @ISA.


Robert Ke



On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Samuel D. Gasster wrote:

> I have read several Perl books and the man pages about
> the use of the @ISA array.  I am looking for a simple explanation
> of why you need it, and what it does.  Most of the discussions
> jump right into OOP related material and it makes understanding
> this array complicated
> 
> thanks for any help...
> -sam
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