Re: dynamic sub routine definitions?

Hmm, one additional question though. Is there a way to do something like "require" but on a scalar variable? So let's say I read in this module file into $the_mod. I can't obviously just say "require $the_mod"

my $mod = "Carp.pm";
require $mod;
Carp::croak ("Oh yes, you can.\n");
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Re: Re: dynamic sub routine definitions? by Eradicatore (Monk) on Jul 18, 2002 at 02:51 UTC
Thanks again! I wasn't clear enough though in my question. What I mean was, if I have $var set to some big long string that is really a function (not a file name) then could I then say something like "require $var"? Justin Eltoft "If at all god's gaze upon us falls, its with a mischievous grin, look at him" -- Dave Matthews	[reply]
Re: dynamic sub routine definitions? by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Jul 18, 2002 at 09:48 UTC
No, but you can use `eval`. Abigail	[reply] [d/l]