The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: Class::PseudoHash
DSLIP: bmprp
description: Emulates Pseudo-Hash behaviour via overload
userid: AUTRIJUS (Autrijus Tang)
chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities)
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similar:
Tie::SecureHash fields
rationale:
Due to its impact on overall performance of ordinary hashes,
pseudo-hashes are deprecated in perl v5.8, and will cease to exist
in perl v5.10. The "fields" pragma will change to use a different
implementation.
Although the Pseudo-hashes: Using an array as a hash entry in the
perlref manpage recommends against using the first-element-as-index
behaviour, it's doubtless that many brave souls still wrote codes
that utilized it, and fears that the elimination of pseudo-hashes
will require a massive rewrite of their code.
As one of the primary victims, I tried to find a drop-in solution
that could emulate exactly the same semantic of pseudo-hashes, thus
keeping all my legacy code intact. So "Class::PseudoHash" is born.
enteredby: AUTRIJUS (Autrijus Tang)
enteredon: Wed Aug 1 11:57:56 2001 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
Class::
::PseudoHash bmprp Emulates Pseudo-Hash behaviour via overload AUTRIJUS
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