I would generalize that a bit unless I only need it once.
sub get_unknown_keys (\%;) { my $hash = shift; my %allow; @allow{keys %$hash} = (); delete @allow{@_}; return keys %allow; } sub func { my %arg = ( foo => 1, bar => 'baz', quux => 42 ); my @allow = keys %arg; %arg = (%arg, @_); if(my @unknown = get_unknown_keys %arg, @allow) { carp "Ignoring unkown parameters: @unknown"; delete @arg{@unknown}; } # do stuff. }
I have to say I quite like the way delete @arg{@unknown} reads.

Makeshifts last the longest.


In reply to Re: Accept user options with defaults and report unknowns. by Aristotle
in thread Accept user options with defaults and report unknowns. by BrowserUk

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