> Here's what I want to do:

> I have a ParrotClass (a class defined in PIR) that is derived from the
> String class. I want to override it's set_string_native method to do
> some processing before I store the value. My first attempt was this:

>     .sub __set_string_native method
>       .param string value
>       self = value
>       print "assign\n"
>     .end

>> There's currently no way to call a superclass' method. I've just run
>> into this and leo suggested I sent a note to the list.

>> Here's what I want to do:

>> I have a ParrotClass (a class defined in PIR) that is derived from the
>> String class. I want to override it's set_string_native method to do
>> some processing before I store the value. My first attempt was this:

>>     .sub __set_string_native method
>>       .param string value
>>       self = value
>>       print "assign\n"
>>     .end

> While we haven't something like:

>>       self.SUPER::__set_string_native(value)

> ... it's still possible to call super for some methods like the
> __set_string_native, by extracting the first attribute:

> .sub __set_string_native method
>    .param string s
>    $I0 = classoffset self, "MyClass"
>    $P0 = getattribute self, $I0
>    $P0 = s
> .end

> see also t/pmc/object-meths_30.pir (r8674)

> The question ramains of course, why you should do that, as the
> inherited method just does the same, that is - just don't declare
> __set_string_native, *if* there isn't any difference in implementation.
> leo