$avail{$self->{name}} = $self;
mkdir $dbbase, 02775 unless -e $dbbase;
save();
+ return $self;
}
# delete a database
#no strict;
sub AUTOLOAD
{
- my $self = shift;
no strict;
my $name = $AUTOLOAD;
return if $name =~ /::DESTROY$/;
# this clever line of code creates a subroutine which takes over from autoload
# from OO Perl - Conway
*$AUTOLOAD = sub {@_ > 1 ? $_[0]->{$name} = $_[1] : $_[0]->{$name}};
- &$AUTOLOAD($self, @_);
-# *{$AUTOLOAD} = sub {@_ > 1 ? $_[0]->{$name} = $_[1] : $_[0]->{$name}} ;
-# @_ ? $self->{$name} = shift : $self->{$name} ;
+ goto &$AUTOLOAD;
}
1;