Pagoda wrote: > > Can I improve the performance of script by using constant?
You can use the Benchmark module to test the performance of different options. > Which is the better one? > > use constant const => 1e-12 > > or > > my $const = 1e-12 use works at compile time and replaces the constant name with the constant value so it should be faster. $ perl -MO=Deparse -le' use constant one => 1e-12; print one ' sub one () { package constant; $scalar; } print 1e-12; -e syntax OK John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]