Re^4: possible to assign symbolic references?

I think Data::aliases is exactly what I was looking for. I didn't know it existed (guess I should have thought to look under aliases!)...

This comment in the Data::Aliases description fits my situation perfectly:

You can use this to improve efficiency and readability, when compared to using references.

Thanks!

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Re^5: possible to assign symbolic references? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 22, 2010 at 02:13 UTC
It's currently not compatible with 5.12 (but I believe someone's (slowly) working on it).	[reply]
Re^6: possible to assign symbolic references? by perl-diddler (Chaplain) on Sep 22, 2010 at 04:46 UTC
ARG! Using 5.10 right now, but how could they release without such an important feature...Grrr.. So much for efficiency and clarity...at least the latter never was a perl selling point... ;-)	[reply]
Re^7: possible to assign symbolic references? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 22, 2010 at 05:13 UTC
Action at a distance is not clearer. I also doubt you'll get any visible efficiency gains.	[reply]