$. method call syntax shorthand works with meta-methods refs #2632

Author: JJ

doc/Language/operators.pod6

@@ -805,6 +805,17 @@ metaclass. It desugars to C<$invocant.HOW.method($invocant, ...)>. See
 L<the metaobject protocol documentation|/language/mop> for more information.
 
 Technically, not a real operator; it's syntax special-cased in the compiler.
+It can be also applied, within classes, to access metamethods on self:
+
+=for code
+class Foo {
+    has $.a = 3;
+    method bar {
+        return $.^name
+    }
+};
+say Foo.new.bar; # OUTPUT: «Foo␤»
+
 
 X«|methodop .?»
 =head2 methodop C«.?»