TITLE 
Object - Perl 6 Object class
DESCRIPTION
This file sets up the base classes and methods for Perl 6's object system. Differences (and conflicts) between Parrot's object model and the Perl 6 model means we have to do a little name and method trickery here and there, and this file takes care of much of that.
Functions
- onload()
- Perform initializations and create the base classes.
- infix:=(source) (assignment method)
- Assigns
sourcetotarget. We use the 'item' method to allow Lists and Mappings to be converted into Array(ref) and Hash(ref).
Object methods
- hash()
- Return the scalar as a Hash.
- item()
- Return the scalar component of the invocant. For most objects, this is simply the invocant itself.
- list()
- Return the list component of the invocant. For most (Scalar) objects, we create a List containing the invocant.
- new()
- Create a new object having the same class as the invocant.
- WHENCE()
- Return the invocant's auto-vivification closure.
- REJECTS(topic)
- Define REJECTS methods for objects (this would normally be part of the Pattern role, but we put it here for now until we get roles).
- true()
- Defines the .true method on all objects via
prefix:?. - get_bool (vtable)
- Returns true if the object is defined, false otherwise.
- print()
- say()
- Print the object
- WHERE
- Gets the memory address of the object.
- WHICH
- Gets the object's identity value
Private methods
- !cloneattr(attrlist)
- Create a clone of self, also cloning the attributes given by attrlist.
Methods on P6protoobject
- WHENCE()
- Returns the protoobject's autovivification closure.
- get_pmc_keyed(key) (vtable method)
- Returns a proto-object with an autovivification closure attached to it.
