Overloading in Perl / Using overload.pm

Using Constant Handlers

• use Number::Fraction ':constants';
  
  my $half = '1/2';
  print ref $half; # prints Number::Fraction
  
  my $x = '1/4' + '1/3';
  print $x; # prints 7/12
  
  $x += '1/12';
  print $x; # prints 2/3