There are multiple modules on CPAN for doing this - including my own 'Class::ParmList' module, which can in fact handle what you asked above. Ex. 
use Class::ParmList qw (parse_parms simple_parms);

sub something {
  my ($file, $other) = simple_parms(['-file','-other'],@_);
}

sub otherthing {
  my $parms = parse_parms({
       -parms    => \@_,
       -legal    => [qw (-textcolor -border -cellpadding)],
       -required => [qw (-bgcolor)],
       -defaults => {
               -bgcolor   => "#ffffff",
               -textcolor => "#000000"
                }
            });
   if (not $parms) {
      my $error_message = Class::ParmList->error;
      die ($error_message);
   }

   my ($text_color) = $parms->get('-textcolor');
}

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In reply to Re: Passing by Named Parameter by snowhare
in thread Passing by Named Parameter by John M. Dlugosz

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