how to dereference a code reference from a hash value?

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Re: references by davorg (Chancellor) on Sep 11, 2001 at 17:06 UTC
Try: `$parsers{$key}->(arg)` [download] -- <http://www.dave.org.uk> Perl Training in the UK <http://www.iterative-software.com>	[reply] [d/l]
Re: references by suaveant (Parson) on Sep 11, 2001 at 18:08 UTC
For some reason I'm not sure of, you need to do... `my $parser = $parsers{$key}; &$parser($arg);` [download] if you want to do it in that style... -> is just as well, too - Ant - Some of my best work - Fish Dinner	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: references by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Sep 11, 2001 at 18:50 UTC
Or, you could do: `&{$parser{$key}}($args);` [download] ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Don't go borrowing trouble. For programmers, this means Worry only about what you need to implement.	[reply] [d/l]