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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm b/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm index 0d6fbe085a..6c756652fa 100644 --- a/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm +++ b/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm @@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ invocant performs the operations, merely that it does. (C<isa> of course mandates an inheritance relationship. Other relationships include aggregation, delegation, and mocking.) -By default, classes in Perl only perform the C<UNIVERSAL> role. To mark that -your own classes perform other roles, override C<DOES> appropriately. +By default, classes in Perl only perform the C<UNIVERSAL> role, as well as the +role of all classes in their inheritance. In other words, by default C<DOES> +responds identically to C<isa>. There is a relationship between roles and classes, as each class implies the existence of a role of the same name. There is also a relationship between |