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Re: Default subroutine parameters

by samgold (Scribe)
on Apr 23, 2002 at 03:47 UTC ( #161205=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Default subroutine parameters

Could you check the number of arguments using $#argv and use an if statement to define it or not.
if ($#argv == 0){ 
    $foo = 'default';
}else {
    $foo = shift;
}

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or something like that. I hope that helps.

Sam

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