| Recipe 10.2: Creating a 'Public' Attribute or Method |
Last Updated: Sep 8, 2003
Status: Draft
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Problem:
You want to declare an attribute or method that available to all users of your class.
Solution:
Use the is public property:
has $counter is public;
method do_something is public { ... };
Discussion:
public is essentially the opposite of private: it provides unlimited access to an attribute or method. Use public attributes and methods to define how your class will be used by outsiders.
You cannot declare a symbol as both public and private.
By default, has declarations are assumed to be is private, and method declarations are assumed to be is public.
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