NAME

Class::SingletonMethod - Extend individual objects with additional methods

SYNOPSIS

    my $a = Some::Class->new; 
    my $b = Some::Class->new; 
     
    $a->singleton_method( dump => sub { 
      my $self = shift; 
      require Data::Dumper; 
      print STDERR Date::Dumper::Dumper($self)  
    }); 
     
    $a->dump; # Prints a representation of the object. 
    $b->dump; # Can't locate method "dump" 

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a Perl implementation of singleton methods. The Ruby FAQ defines singleton methods like so:

    (Q)     What is a singleton method?

    (A)     A singleton method is defined for the particular object but
            in the class. A singleton method allows appending or
            changing methods without making subclasses.

            msg = "Hello"
            def msg.print
              $>.print self, "\n"
            end
            msg.print   #=> Hello

That is, you can add or override methods on a per-object basis.

AUTHOR

Simon Cozens, simon@cpan.org

SEE ALSO

ruby(1)