Hi hv.

I tried something similar but it ended up not referencing the actual element within the original hash. I see you have added an extra "next" operation to walk down the structure. Other responses have had a similar idea.

One question, hv: The // operator you use here: 

$config->{$field} //= {};

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The usual cheat-sheets list this only as similar to the bitwise || "or" operator. Please explain how you are using this here. The Camel book (4th Ed, p. 27) gives this example, though I've never seen this used: 
$val ||= "2"; # Set $val to 2 if it isn't already "true".

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which makes as much sense to me as *your* use of the // operator.

Please enlighten..

Thanks. (I waive consecutive translation. :-)

-- RP

In reply to Re^2: Dynamic addressing in a hash by rpaskudniak
in thread Dynamic addressing in a hash by rpaskudniak

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