in reply to Re^2: requiring pm modules
in thread requiring pm modules

If you really need to use a symbolic ref, you're probably better off doing something like: 
use strict;

..

no strict 'refs';
$x = 'getValue';
&$x();
use strict 'refs';

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No need to turn off strict refs for the rest of your program.

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Re^4: requiring pm modules
by revdiablo (Prior) on Nov 03, 2004 at 23:11 UTC

    You could also use a bare block, so you don't have to remember to turn strict refs back on:

    use strict;

...

{
    no strict 'refs';
    $x = 'getValue';
    &$x();
}

# now we're back to strict refs

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    But, personally, I would rather use can, as I explained in Re^4: requiring pm modules.

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