The question is simple, but fun. :-)
What can I say, I'm a curious sort.

Assuming your module has a ->new() and ->printme() method, and you want to pass options into it, what is your favorite method of doing so and why? I would still say that these are options that are getting passed after the core parameters for a method are passed.

• As individual params...

  my $foo = Foo->new(autothis => 1, delimthat => '::');
  $foo->printme('text', align => 'vertical', font => 'Arial');
  
  package Foo;
  
  sub new {
     my ($class, %args) = @_;
     ...
  };
  
  sub printme {
     my ($self, $text, %args) = @_;
     ...
  };
  [download]

• As hash ref...

  my $foo = Foo->new( {autothis => 1, delimthat => '::'} );
  $foo->printme('text', {align => 'vertical', font => 'Arial'});
  
  package Foo;
  
  sub new {
     my ($class, $args) = @_;
  };
  
  sub printme {
     my ($self, $text, $args) = @_;
     ...
  };
  [download]

Is this strictly a form over function issue, or are there and good reasons to prefer one over the other?

edited: Mon Aug 19 23:26:50 2002 by jeffa - closed ul tag

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