[Catalyst] $c->comp($name) fails to return the correct class

[Matt S Trout]

On Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 11:08:33PM +0800, Alan Tam wrote:
> Matt S Trout wrote:
> 
> >my $comp = $c->comp('M::Book$');
> >
> >This is the approach I use and not only works for Class::DBI stuff but 
> >means
> >your components get a head-start on portability between apps.
> >
> Unfortunately other classes, like Scaffold, would still call $c->compin 
> their own way.
> 
> But if it is my own code, why not just use a string to represent the class.

Re-usability, as I already mentioned. Plus the fact that $c->comp will
return an instantiated object with the appropriate config if the class
inherits from Catalyst::Base - and the fact that having one standard
convention throughout my code makes life easier.

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