in reply to Sorting Data::Dumper Output

Wish I could ++ this question twice. I've often found it frustrating. I actually tried looking into actually fixing this yesterday out of frustration via $Data::Dumper::Toaster.
(I'm working on a CGI with a complex data structure that takes four 1024x768 screens to print and has over 30 application screens. Easier to tack it on to the end of the page for Debug purposes.)

Trying to examine the output is tedious to put it mildly.

-Lee

"To be civilized is to deny one's nature."

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Re: Re: Sorting Data::Dumper Output
by gwhite (Friar) on Nov 28, 2001 at 22:22 UTC
    Thanks for all the help, this is what turned out to be the easiest fix, Ovid's suggestion
    use Data::Dumper;
use Tie::SortHash;
 
%hash = ( 
x=> 'line 1',
z=> [ 1, 2, 4],
y=> { file=> 'test.txt',
      length=> 200,
      type => 'ASCII'
    },
a=> 'line 2'
);
tie %hash, 'Tie::SortHash', \%hash;
print Dumper(\%hash);

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    and all came out as I desired.

    g_White
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      It should always be that easy! Didn't think a tie would work. I just "ass"umed that Data::Dumper was walking the structure in a clandestine fashion.

      -Lee

      "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."

      Update Doesn't work for complex stuctures like HoH :(
      I guess I'll try Data::Denter

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