Hi all, let's consider 

my $current_yummy_cake = "apple pie"

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I'd like to have a function that does this : 
say_var($current_yummy_cake);
    # prints : $current_yummy_cake = >apple pie<

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To avoid having to type this all the time: 
say "$current_yummy_cake= >" . $current_yummy_cake . "<";

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It doesn't seem simple: the say_var() subroutine needs to retrieve the name of a variable which is declared in the scope just above. Is this possible ?

I am aware that there are other solutions such as
- having a shortcut in my (Vim) editor, to type this line for me.
=> I'd like to avoid ending up with hundreds of shortcuts.
- having a subroutine that takes the name of the variable, and the variable itself.
=> It'd be nice to avoid the redundancy.

If it's not achievable, no worries (^c^)

In reply to How to retrieve the name of a variable ? by mascip

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