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Why doesn't this work both ways<br />
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$o = Obj-&gt;new(param1 =&gt; &quot;nuts&quot;, param2 =&gt; &quot;bolts&quot;)<br />
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Works great.<br />
sub new<br />
&nbsp; $class = shift;<br />
&nbsp; $self = {@_};<br />
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foreach $k (keys %$self) {<br />
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Fails to load anything I can see<br />
sub new<br />
&nbsp; $class = shift;<br />
&nbsp; $self = {};<br />
&nbsp; $self-&gt;{_args}-&gt;{@_};<br />
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foreach $k (keys %{$self-&gt;{_args}}) {
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Why doesn't this work both ways

$o = Obj->new(param1 => "nuts", param2 => "bolts")


Works great.
sub new
  $class = shift;
  $self = {@_};

foreach $k (keys %$self) {


Fails to load anything I can see
sub new
  $class = shift;
  $self = {};
  $self->{_args}->{@_};

foreach $k (keys %{$self->{_args}}) {

$self = {@_}, but not $self-&gt;{_args}-&gt;{@_}

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$self = {@_}, but not $self-&gt;{_args}-&gt;{@_}

$self = {@_}, but not $self->{_args}->{@_}