Tricks of the Wizards

How to Tie

Basic syntax:

        tie $VAR => PACKAGE, arguments;
        tie @VAR => PACKAGE, arguments;
        tie %VAR => PACKAGE, arguments;
        tie *VAR => PACKAGE, arguments;

Turn into

        PACKAGE->TIESCALAR(arguments);
        PACKAGE->TIEARRAY(arguments);
        PACKAGE->TIEHASH(arguments);
        PACKAGE->TIEHANDLE(arguments);

The TIEXXX function must construct and return an object to be associated