Finding inherited object methods

by snopal (Pilgrim)

on Jun 12, 2008 at 13:03 UTC ( #691647=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml )

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snopal has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Given an object $foo, and an inherited method $foo->bar(), how can I determine the CLASS providing the method bar() to $foo?

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Re: Finding inherited object methods by apl (Monsignor) on Jun 12, 2008 at 13:35 UTC
Take a look at the Perl ISA package.	[reply]
Re: Finding inherited object methods by Anonymous Monk on Jun 12, 2008 at 13:33 UTC
you aren't supposed to care :) but perldoc UNIVERSAL	[reply]
Re: Finding inherited object methods by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jun 12, 2008 at 17:05 UTC
Use Sub::Information: `my $coderef = $foo->can( 'bar' ); my $class = Sub::Information->new( $coderef )->package();` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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