NAME Class::Tie::InsideOut - Inside-out objects on the cheap using tied hashes REQUIREMENTS Perl 5.6.1. No non-core modules are used. INSTALLATION Installation can be done using the traditional Makefile.PL or the newer Build.PL methods. Using Makefile.PL: perl Makefile.PL make test make install (On Windows platforms you should use "nmake" instead.) Using Build.PL (if you have Module::Build installed): perl Build.PL perl Build test perl Build install SYNOPSIS package MyClass; use Class::Tie::InsideOut; our @ISA = qw( Class::Tie::InsideOut ); our %GoodKey; sub bad_method { my $self = shift; return $self->{BadKey}; # this won't work } sub good_method { my $self = shift; return $self->{GoodKey}; # %GoodKey is defined } DESCRIPTION This module is a proof-of-concept on of implementing inside-out objects using tied hashes. It makes use of the Tie::InsideOut package to tie hash keys to hashes in the calling package's namespace. Fields are accessed as hash keys, so in theory traditional Perl objects can be easily converted into inside-out objects. More information can be found in the module documentation. SEE ALSO This module is a wrapper for Tie::InsideOut. There are various other inside-out object packages on CPAN. Among them: Class::InsideOut Object::InsideOut AUTHOR Robert Rothenberg Suggestions and Bug Reporting Feedback is always welcome. Please use the CPAN Request Tracker at http://rt.cpan.org to submit bug reports. LICENSE Copyright (c) 2006 Robert Rothenberg. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.