Re^2: How can I turn a string into a variable name?

Why use eval to do
if do { no strict 'refs'; $$string };
[download]

Comment on Re^2: How can I turn a string into a variable name? Select or Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: How can I turn a string into a variable name? by almut (Canon) on Jan 09, 2010 at 20:21 UTC
Why use `eval` ...because the OP used lexical variables. Symbolic references (`$$string`) only work with package variables.	[reply] [d/l] [select]