Probably a question just as old as CGI itself but why would someone go through the extra TROUBLE in using the OO aspect of CGI instead of just hard coding the HTML manually using heredocs? 
   print scrolling_list('list_name',
                                ['eenie','meenie','minie','moe'],
        ['eenie','moe'],5,'true',{'moe'=>{'class'=>'red'}});
      -or-

   print scrolling_list('list_name',
                                ['eenie','meenie','minie','moe'],
                                ['eenie','moe'],5,'true',
        \%labels,%attributes);

        -or-

   print scrolling_list(-name=>'list_name',
                                -values=>['eenie','meenie','minie','mo
+e'],
                                -default=>['eenie','moe'],
                                -size=>5,
                                -multiple=>'true',
        -labels=>\%labels,
        -attributes=>\%attributes);

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That to me looks like you have a better chance of making a few typos or syntax errors as opposed to the alternative. When I started learning HTML I NEVER went the OO route and any time I download free CGI scripts to see how things were done, it's actually a rarity that they are using it.

They all seem to be doing it the "easier" way. I heard objects make a script or program more portable but in terms of a CGI email contact form, when wouldn't typing out the HTML be portable enough?

There must be something I'm missing. For you CGIers out there, which method do you use? Why?



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In reply to why use OO nature in CGI? by sulfericacid

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