This could also be a good time to check if your editor supports macros. Perhaps that would be a solution that would be easier on your hands but would enable you to keep your package names simple and easy to read/edit.
-----Original Message----- From: James Edward Gray II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:51 PM To: David Garamond Cc: Timothy Johnson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: package name alias (for shorter variable name) I haven't tested it, but I'm quite sure: my $p = 'Long::Package::Name'; $p->constant; ....works as expected. If memory serves this is even allowed under the strict pragma. If not though, you could always localize a block with no strict 'refs' where you need it. James Gray On Friday, October 4, 2002, at 02:31 PM, David Garamond wrote: > Timothy Johnson wrote: >> I'm not sure if this is a GOOD idea, but I THINK you can actually get >> away >> with something like this: In your module, insert a shorter package >> name, >> but keep the module in the same place. So: >> package Foo::Bar::Constants; >> #do stuff here >> package MyConst; >> $ConstantA = "My Constant"; >> #add more constants here >> Then you can do a 'use Foo::Bar::Constants', and then call the >> constants via >> $MyConst::ConstantA; > > but i still want my constants to reside in Foo::Bar::Constants > package. it's just that sometimes, when i'm referring to the constants > *a lot*, i wish they were referrable with short names. but i prefer > not using Exporter and @EXPORT_OK. > > -- > dave > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
