Generally I would agree with you regarding using a source filter. It certainly isn't my first choice. However, it works in this case because this code is merely a very useful aid in quick debugging. It is not intended to be used for any sort of production work. As such, your interface would be good for a new Data::Dumper interface, but it does not satisfy my "quick debugging" need.

warn Dump {
    foo   => $foo,
    this  => \%this,
    array => \@array,
    that  => \%that,
};

# versus

Dumper($foo, %this, @array, %that);

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I certainly know which one I'd rather type :)

Side note: it's on it's way to the CPAN (with a version number that I need to fix -- darn it!), but in the interim, you download it from my site and tell me how buggy it is.

Cheers,
Ovid

New address of my CGI Course.

In reply to Re^2: RFC: Data::Dumper::Simple by Ovid
in thread RFC: Data::Dumper::Simple by Ovid

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