>>>>> "JNP" == Joshua N Pritikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JNP> if (@_) {
JNP> $self->{$pkg} = shift
JNP> } else {
>>
>> drop the else. accessors should always return the value whether freshly
>> set or not.
JNP> Yes, that how it works either way. Hash assignment returns the new
JNP> value; the else branch would be redundent.
but nik has a good point. i didn't think about the extra hash lookup. i
just hate extra else clauses, braces and indents (must be the perl
golfer in me). but it wins here.
uri
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