overload(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide overload(3p)

overload(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide overload(3p) # overload(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide overload(3p) NNAAMMEE # overload - Package for overloading Perl operations SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS # package SomeThing; use overload '+' => \&myadd, '-' => \&mysub; # etc ... package main; $a = SomeThing->new( 57 ); $b = 5 + $a; ... if (overload::Overloaded $b) {...} ... $strval = overload::StrVal $b; DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN # This pragma allows overloading of Perl's operators for a class. ...