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How do I redefine a builtin function, operator, or method?

Why do you want to do that? :-)

If you want to override a predefined function, such as open(), then you'll have to import the new definition from a different module. See Overriding Builtin Functions. There's also an example in Class/Template.

If you want to overload a Perl operator, such as + or **, then you'll want to use the use overload pragma, documented in the overload manpage.

If you're talking about obscuring method calls in parent classes, see Overridden Methods.

Source: Perl FAQ: Perl Language Issues
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.

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