From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-09-28T23:24:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Alias for a class?

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Robert Klemme wrote:

> Kevin Jackson <foamdino@gmail.com> wrote:
>> So my request is:
>> a: is it possible to alias a class (I know you can do it with
>> methods)? b: if not can it be added (perhaps with aka)?
>
> You can store that class in any variable or constant you like.  So all of 
> these work:
>
> $cl = ::StupidlyLongLibName::LongModuleName::LongClassName
> @cl = ::StupidlyLongLibName::LongModuleName::LongClassName
> @@cl = ::StupidlyLongLibName::LongModuleName::LongClassName
> cl = ::StupidlyLongLibName::LongModuleName::LongClassName
> Cl = ::StupidlyLongLibName::LongModuleName::LongClassName
>
> Note: depending on where in the code you are some of these do not really make 
> sense.

my favourite is

   d, f, fu = Dir, File, FileUtils

since those three go together in verbose code so often.

-a
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