On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 18:39:09 -0700 (PDT), Larry Wall wrote: >Edward Peschko writes: >: I guess my question is what would be the syntax to access hashes? Would >: >: $hashref.{ } >: >: be that desirable? I really like ->{ } in that case.. > >It won't be either of those. It'll simply be $hashref{ }. Er... hip hip hurray?!?! This is precisely the reason why I came up with the raw idea of highlander variables in the first place: because it's annoying not being able to access a hash passed to a sub through a hash reference, in the normal way. Not unless you do aliasing through typeglobs. A highlander variable would get you that: that if a hash %foo exists, the scalar $foo would automatically be a reference to that hash. But, if there won't be full blown highlander variables, how does Perl know if by $foo{THERE} you mean an item of the hash %foo, or a item in a hash referenced by the hashref $foo? -- Bart.
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- Re: Strings vs Numbers (Re: Tying & Overloading) Larry Wall
- Re: Strings vs Numbers (Re: Tying & Overloading) Edward Peschko
- Re: Strings vs Numbers (Re: Tying & Overloading) Larry Wall
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- Re: Strings vs Numbers (Re: Tying & Overloading) Bart Lateur
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