Re: Re: Re: use simple scalar names to point to specific array elements

Oh ick. Use a hash and read "Why it's stupid to `use a variable as a variable name" Part 1, 2, 3. You're in the same ballpark as symbolic references (except worse because you are using eval).

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Re: Re: Re: Re: use simple scalar names to point to specific array elements by Sandy (Curate) on Dec 05, 2003 at 21:24 UTC
Of course it's an 'ick'. That's why I came to perl monks for some help brainstorming for further ideas. I really don't want to write code that does not compile under 'use strict', because even I can make mistakes sometimes. I shall think upon hashes, and come up with something that will work (anything is possible given enough time and determinination) Sandy	[reply]