Re: Using IF and OR, I'm sure there is a better way

You might also consider populating a hash and using exists to check for a match.

use YAML ();

$items = YAML::Load( <<EOT );
a: 1
b: 1
c: 1
EOT

if( exists $items->{ $variable } ) {
  # . . .
}
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Re^2: Using IF and OR, I'm sure there is a better way by mrborisguy (Hermit) on Dec 15, 2005 at 02:41 UTC
Is that really how you populate your hashes? `$items = { a => 1, b => 2, c => 3, }; if ( exists $items->{ $variable } ) { # . . . }` [download] -Bryan	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Using IF and OR, I'm sure there is a better way by Fletch (Bishop) on Dec 15, 2005 at 15:08 UTC
Depends. If the list were relatively static I probably would keep it inline in the source like you've shown. If it were more dynamic or dependent on something outside the script I'd leave it external with a quick change from `YAML::Load` to `YAML::LoadFile` (granted I'd probably use a YAML sequence rather than a hash, but the idea is the same). It also could move to the bottom of the file after an `__END__` marker and remain with the script but be more segregated from the flow of code.	[reply] [d/l] [select]