Re^2: Are global variables "bad"?

Thanks DStaal,to be honest, coming from a java background, I definitely am drawn towards making this object oriented. Actually creating the getter and setter functions were definitely an attempt to emulate OO style programming in my (currently) almost completely functional style program. I certainly am eying perl OO surreptitiously, but then I'd have to figure out how bless works. Though, I suppose that's probably going to have to happen soon anyway.

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Re^3: Are global variables "bad"? by DStaal (Chaplain) on Apr 21, 2009 at 17:40 UTC
Quick version on `bless`: It marks a reference as an object. The reference can be to any type of varible: scalar, array, hash, are all common. You will need to figure out some way of accessing the data you want to access as the object's data based on the contents of that variable. Common strategies include: just putting it in the scalar (for simple data), or array/hash (for more complex); and putting a key into some other data structure into the variable (inside-out uses package-level hashes, with the key being the blessed variable's address. Some people like to use arrays, for faster access.).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Are global variables "bad"? by jpearl (Scribe) on Apr 21, 2009 at 18:41 UTC
For some reason that's the first explanation that's made sense :-P I will definitely have to do some more homework before I get to crazy, but my fingers are itching for a few practice problems.	[reply]