>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Falkenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Daniel> Because I am still new to Perl I have a few questions I would
Daniel> like to ask. Basically throughout one of my Perl programs I
Daniel> set a whole heap of variables to a hash element such as...
Daniel> $hash_ele1 = %hash{hashele1};
Daniel> $hash_ele2 = %hash{hashele2};
Daniel> $hash_ele3 = %hash{hashele3};
Daniel> $hash_ele4 = %hash{hashele4};
Daniel> $hash_ele5 = %hash{hashele5};
Daniel> I was told once by a very experienced programmer that it is
Daniel> bad code practice to repeat unnecessary code. Is the above an
Daniel> example of this. If so how would I resolve a problem like
Daniel> this.
Don't make up all those separate variables! You already have the data
in the hash. Back up a step. Tell us what problem you are trying to
solve, such that your solution ended up here. This is a dead end.
(Yes, you can hack it this way, but if you're new to Perl, and perhaps
new to programming, we can help get you on the right track.)
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