use CGI;
$cgi = new CGI;
print << "HEREDOC";
$cgi->p("Test.")
HEREDOC

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I get CGI=HASH(0x119960)->p("Test.")

What you want to do is take a reference to your object, and interpolate it via a scalar reference. Look at the following:

      $cgi->p('test')
      |
      V
     \$cgi->p('test')
      |
      V
   ${\$cgi->p('test')}

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In Perl 6, ${...} becomes a mere scalar, and no longer a scalar reference, so you'll be able to write ${$cgi->p('test')} which will be pretty cool. Until then, you'll have to make do with using the above hack. Sometimes this is acceptable, sometimes it's better to do something like: 

  print 'stuff ' . $q->b( $q->i( 'and' )) . ' nonsense'

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It all depends on what comes out as being more readable.


print@_{sort keys %_},$/if%_=split//,'= & *a?b:e\f/h^h!j+n,o@o;r$s-t%t#u'

In reply to Re:x3 Proper way to print a large number of strings (use scalar interpolation) by grinder
in thread Proper way to print a large number of strings by jpfarmer

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