Attributes I<are not> methods, but defining them causes various
accessor methods to be created. At a minimum, a normal attribute will
-always have a reader accessor method. Many attributes also other
-methods such as a writer method, clearer method, and predicate method
+always have a reader accessor method. Many attributes also have other
+methods, such as a writer method, clearer method, and predicate method
("has it been set?").
An attribute may also define B<delegations>, which will create
on what Perl provides, such as C<Str>, C<Num>, C<Bool>, C<HashRef>, etc.
In addition, every class name in your application can also be used as
-a type name. We saw an example using C<DateTime> earlier.
+a type name.
Finally, you can define your own types, either as subtypes or entirely
new types, with their own constraints. For example, you could define a
So you're sold on Moose. Time to learn how to really use it.
-If you want to see how Moose would translate directly old school Perl
-5 OO code, check out L<Moose::Unsweetened>. This might be helpful for
-quickly wrapping your brain around some aspects of "the Moose way".
+If you want to see how Moose would translate directly into old school
+Perl 5 OO code, check out L<Moose::Unsweetened>. This might be
+helpful for quickly wrapping your brain around some aspects of "the
+Moose way".
Obviously, the next thing to read is the rest of the L<Moose::Manual>.
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