On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:08:14 -0700
SSC_perl <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is the output of these two lines equivalent?
>
> map { $hash->{$_} = shift @record } @{$self->{'FIELDNAMES'}};
>
> $hash->{$_} = shift @record foreach @{$self->{'FIELDNAMES'}};
>
> They appear to be in my testing, but I'd like to make sure.
>
> Is one more appropriate than the other in a situation like
> this, or is it simply a styling difference?
Fancy tricks are fine...if you understand them. But do yourself a
favour: code like you will have to read it after an all-night party
(some day, you will).
foreach my $field_name ( @{ $self->{FIELDNAMES} } ){
$hash->{ $field_name } = shift @record;
}
In other words, keep is simple.
--
Don't stop where the ink does.
Shawn
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