refer to object in another package

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Hey all. This is probably a simple question, but I've looked around
the faq and other parts of the manual and haven't found an answer yet.

I want to use an object from another package.

Example:

--- START Perl CODE -----

$obj = new Object;

# ... DO STUFF in anotherPackage ......


{ package anotherPackage;

# How do I refer to $obj from here?
# I've tried $main:bj and *main:bj
# but neither seem to work

}


--- END Perl CODE ------

tia,
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[Michael Korte]

I want to use an object from another package.
{ package anotherPackage;

# I've tried $main:bj and *main:bj
# but neither seem to work}

try : $newobject = Package::Classname->new();

HTH
Michael

 

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try : $newobject = Package::Classname->new();

HTH
Michael

Thanks for the reply. But I would like to use an object that's
already been instantiated in another package.

For now I can do something like this:


package main;

my $obj = new className;
&AnotherPackage::sendObj($obj);


{ package AnotherPackage;

my $obj;

sub sendObj
{ $obj = shift;
}

}


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[Jay Tilton]

: Hey all. This is probably a simple question, but I've looked around
: the faq and other parts of the manual and haven't found an answer yet.
:
: I want to use an object from another package.
:
: --- START Perl CODE -----
: $obj = new Object;
:
: # ... DO STUFF in anotherPackage ......
:
: { package anotherPackage;
: # How do I refer to $obj from here?
: # I've tried $main:bj and *main:bj
: # but neither seem to work
: }
: --- END Perl CODE ------

$obj is just a scalar. That it is an object has no impact on its scope
or how to access it from other packages.

Unless $obj is declared with my(), there's no problem with using it as
$main:bj .

If $obj is declared with my(), and the anotherPackage package is in the
same file, as it is in the sample code, there's no problem using it at
all--its scope extends to the end of the file.

If $obj is was declared with my(), and anotherPackage is held in an
unrelated scope, you're boned.

 

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Unless $obj is declared with my(), there's no problem with using it as
$main:bj .

If $obj is declared with my(), and the anotherPackage package is in the
same file, as it is in the sample code, there's no problem using it at
all--its scope extends to the end of the file.

$obj is delcared with my() in the actual script I'm working with. My
example doesn't refect that. Sorry about that.
And it is being used in the same file, so I don't guess I need to use
any qualified name to access it.

Thanks a lot.

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