The type of return value depends on the calling syntax used, get() or hash(), and the Perl evaluation context, scalar or array, as shown in Return type for call syntax and Perl evaluation context.
| Expression syntax |
Property type |
Return type in scalar context |
Return type in array context |
|---|---|---|---|
| $obj->{prop} |
scalar |
scalar |
scalar in [0] |
| $obj->{prop} |
array |
array ref |
array ref in [0] |
| $obj->get(“prop”) |
scalar |
scalar |
scalar in [0] |
| $obj->get(“prop”) |
array |
array ref |
array |
For example, if the attribute MyValue is declared as an integer in the MODEL code, then the return type for that property will be an integer. Multiple values are always returned in an array or array reference.
