Re: short method to print age.

You can certainly omit some of those -> symbols if you want to.

For example, I'm sure you could write: “$alex->{children}[1]{age}”.

You can also write “$$alex” as a shorthand for “$alex->”.

Just remember to be clear and consistent. Use the directives “use strict; use warnings;” as a matter of inflexible routine.

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Re^2: short method to print age. by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 05, 2009 at 16:39 UTC
Saving one character there isn't going to affect the length of the expression. Furthermore, `->` is usually much easier to read so your suggestion actually makes things worse.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: short method to print age. by Lawliet (Curate) on Mar 05, 2009 at 20:18 UTC
Wasn't `$$alex` the original way to dereference? It was considered too confusing (or something) leading to the addition of the arrow operator. And you didn't even know bears could type.	[reply] [d/l]