>>>>> "iwilliams" == iwilliams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
iwilliams> 1. Using the stash entry to see if you need to do the require:
iwilliams> if (!defined ${report::}{$objtype}) {
iwilliams> eval "require report::$objtype;"; }
The amount of time to do the require multiple times is minimal... it
checks %INC, and if loaded, aborts quick. Oh, but you're doing the
eval... that's where your expense is. Best to avoid the eval
entirely... recall that require can take a string, although you have
to do the colon-mapping yourself.
iwilliams> 2. The methods don't have to be loaded until you need them (via AUTOLOAD).
My "autouse" method does that.
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