When you say 
MyClass->doThat(chew=>'bananas')

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The arguments don't get passed as a hash. '=>' doesn't automatically transform things into hashes, but instead is the equivalent of a comma, with the side effect of ensuring that the word before it is interpreted as a string. So it's the equivalent of saying: 
MyClass->doThat('chew', 'bananas')

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Or even: 
MyClass::doThat('MyClass', 'chew', 'bananas')

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So it's a list, not a hash, and you don't need to worry about order getting scrambled. The list doesn't turn into a hash until you do something like: 
sub doThat {
    my $type = shift;
    my %input = @_;
}

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Then, you've copied the list into an associative array. Until then, plain-vanilla list... Sorry to flog a dead horse, but I saw a misconception waiting to happen...

stephen

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Passing a list to an Object by stephen
in thread Passing a list to an Object by lzcd

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