I would suggest storing the name in the hash you are using as the object - like with a key such as '_name'. You can then change your methods like:
sub myNameIs{
my ($this,$name) = @_;
die("Don't tell me that I don't have a name.") unless(defined($nam
+e));
$this->{_name} = $name;
}
sub whoAmI{
my ($this ) = @_;
return($this->{_name});
}
The way that you are using the $_name is like having a static variable in other languages.
/J\
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