> but that only allows one-way conversion 

That's not correct, both are designed to produce perl code which can be evaled . Furthermore is Data::Dumper a core module.

Though there are traps when dealing with special structures like objects and recursive references (similar with JSON)

As long as you are only dealing with hashes, arrays and "normal" scalars (like strings) you should be more than fine.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)

PS: Je suis Charlie!

In reply to Re: How can I convert hash to string and back again? by LanX
in thread How can I convert hash to string and back again? by sebastiannielsen2

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