Re^3: Reference Notation

The benefits are @mail -v- @$mail and $mail[ 0 ] -v- $mail->[ 0 ], if the array contains just scalars, Where it really comes into it's own is if the array contains further nested structures.

local *mail = ...
$mail[ 3 ]{ recipient } = $mail[ 2 ]{ sender };

## is easier on the eyes and fingers than

$mail->[ 3 ]{ recipient } = $mail->[ 2 ]{ sender };
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Re^4: Reference Notation by eric256 (Parson) on Jul 16, 2004 at 22:37 UTC
Maybe your eyes :) Mine like `$mail->[3]->{recipient} = $mail->[2]->{recipient};` but that might be a flaw of mine. Cool to know that you can glob a @array onto an array reference though. ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply] [d/l]