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| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlsub.pod | 6 |
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diff --git a/pod/perlsub.pod b/pod/perlsub.pod index 325c823bff..93f6e5f5af 100644 --- a/pod/perlsub.pod +++ b/pod/perlsub.pod @@ -1425,7 +1425,11 @@ of the original subroutine magically appears in the global $AUTOLOAD variable of the same package as the C<AUTOLOAD> routine. The name is not passed as an ordinary argument because, er, well, just because, that's why. (As an exception, a method call to a nonexistent -C<import> or C<unimport> method is just skipped instead.) +C<import> or C<unimport> method is just skipped instead. Also, if +the AUTOLOAD subroutine is an XSUB, C<$AUTOLOAD> is not populated; +instead, you should call L<< C<SvPVX>E<sol>C<SvCUR>|perlapi >> on the +C<CV> for C<AUTOLOAD> to retrieve the method name.) + Many C<AUTOLOAD> routines load in a definition for the requested subroutine using eval(), then execute that subroutine using a special |