I find your second example easier to read and maintain. The first is just a lot of extra typing (quotes around everything, etc.). Of course it is a simple example, and the first example could be simplified somewhat with the qw// mechanism.

Also, remember that just as the first example assigns a list of values to an array, you could also slurp in the entire contents of the __DATA__ section with the simple my @array = <DATA>; construct. __DATA__ gives you an option: slurp, don't slurp, iterate over it several times, etc. And unlike a typical array assignment, you can manipulate the data all you want inside of the variable you read it into, and still have the original dataset there if you need to revert back to the original.

__DATA__ can also be used to roughly simulate a here document. That too can be very convenient.

Dave

"If I had my life to do over again, I'd be a plumber." -- Albert Einstein

In reply to Re: Static Data ("__DATA__" vs. "our") by davido
in thread Static Data ("__DATA__" vs. "our") by ChrisR

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