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.
Methods
- defined()
- Return true if the object is defined.
- hash
- Return invocant in hash context.
- item
- Return invocant in item context. Default is to return self.
- list
- Return invocant in list context. Default is to return a List containing self.
- print()
- Print the object.
- say()
- Print the object, followed by a newline.
- true()
- Boolean value of object -- defaults to
.defined(S02).
Coercion methods
- Array()
- Hash()
- Iterator()
- Scalar()
- Default Scalar() gives reference type semantics, returning an object reference (unless the invocant already is one).
- Str()
- Return a string representation of the invocant. Default is the object's type and address.
Special methods
- new()
- Create a new object having the same class as the invocant.
- 'PARROT'
- Report the object's true nature.
- 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).
- WHENCE()
- Return the invocant's auto-vivification closure.
- 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.
- !.?
- Helper method for implementing the .? operator. Calls at most one matching method, and returns undef if there are none.
- !.*
- Helper method for implementing the .* operator. Calls one or more matching methods.
- !.+
- Helper method for implementing the .+ operator. Calls one or more matching methods, dies if there are none.
- !MANY_DISPATCH_HELPER
- This is a helper for implementing .+, .? and .*. In the future, it may well be the basis of WALK also. It returns all methods we could possible call.
- !.^
- Helper for doing calls on the metaclass.
