NAME
    Class - A Generic Object Class to Inherit From

SYNOPSIS
        use parent qw( Class );
    
        sub init
        {
            my $self = shift( @_ );
            return( $self->SUPER::init( @_ ) );
        }

    Support for legacy code:

        package Foo;
        use Class;

        print CLASS;                  # Foo
        print "My class is $CLASS\n"; # My class is Foo

        sub bar { 23 }

        print CLASS->bar;     # 23
        print $CLASS->bar;    # 23

VERSION
        v1.1.2

DESCRIPTION
    This package inherits all its features from Module::Generic and provides
    a generic framework of methods to inherit from and speed up development.

    It also provide support for legacy code whereby "CLASS" and $CLASS are
    both synonyms for "__PACKAGE__". Easier to type.

    $CLASS has the additional benefit of working in strings.

    "Class" is a constant, not a subroutine call. $CLASS is a plain
    variable, it is not tied. There is no performance loss for using "Class"
    over "__PACKAGE__" except the loading of the module. (Thanks Juerd)

SEE ALSO
    Class::Stack, Class::String, Class::Number, Class::Boolean,
    Class::Assoc, Class::File, Class::DateTime, Class::Exception,
    Class::Finfo, Class::NullChain

AUTHOR
    From February 2022 onward: Jacques Deguest <jack@deguest.jp>

    Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
    Copyright (c) 2021 DEGUEST Pte. Ltd.

    You can use, copy, modify and redistribute this package and associated
    files under the same terms as Perl itself.

