in reply to Re: Need help with filling a complicated data structure
in thread Need help with filling a complicated data structure

Laurent_R, for 1 level it is rather easy to use list.

list($tab, $type, [$value1, $value2]);

Now if either of those have a list too, it starts to get complicated.

list($tab, $type, [ [$value1, { inlist => [ $inlist1_type, [ $value1a, $value1b ] ], cla +ss => $value1class }], [$value2, { inlist => [ $inlist2_type, [ $value2a, $value2b ] ]}], ]);

And if it goes deeper.

list($tab, $type, [ [$value1, { inlist => [ $inlist1_type, [ $value1a, $value1b ] ], cla +ss => $value1class }], [$value2, { inlist => [ $inlist2_type, [ [$value2a, { inlist => [ $inlist2a_type, [$value2a1, $value2a2 ] ] +}], [$value2b, { style => 'font-size: small' }] ]]}], ]);

A lot more than the inner lists goes into the hash refs: class, id, style, lang, various javascript attributes. For list items there is also value, so if $value2's inlist were an ordered list (but not starting at 1), I would do the following, and will have to for some lists...

list($tab, $type, [ [$value1, { inlist => [ $inlist1_type, [ $value1a, $value1b ] ], cla +ss => $value1class }], [$value2, { inlist => [ $inlist2_type, [ [$value2a, { inlist => [ 'o', [ [$value2a1, { value => '2' }], $value2a2 ]]}], [$value2b, { style => 'font-size: small' }] ]]}], ]);

For example, I own books 2-5 of Bio of a Space Tyrant by Piers Anthony, so I would like to write the data like...

#2 Mercenary # Politican # Executive # Statesman

For for another series of novels, it is even odder.

#41 The Soldier's of Fear #47 Q-Space

Writing the subroutines to make HTML lists was kind of fun, but it is a lot of work to use it.

No matter how hysterical I get, my problems are not time sensitive. So, relax, have a cookie, and a very nice day!
Lady Aleena