Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan wrote: > It's important to know that those "constants" aren't as efficient as their > non-method syntax cousins: > > package FOO; > use constant BAR => 10; > > package main; > print FOO::BAR; # at compile-time, Perl makes that 'print 10' > print FOO->BAR; # FOO->BAR doesn't become 10 until run-time > > So you're not saving anything. In fact, I bet THAT is SLOWER than > $FOO::BAR. *AND* it won't interpolate (easily) in strings. All the more > reasons to use real scalars.
well, slower is fine with me, as long as it's FAST ENOUGH for my needs. i like the way constants look; they stand out compared to variables. -- dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
