/--- On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 12:20:14PM +0100, Piers Cawley wrote:
| > 1, $__ variable, which is the result of the last operation, e.g:
| > my $pname = $self->{db} && $__->{product} && $__->offers &&
| > $__->{
| > $product_id } && $__->{name}
| > 2, &&$ operator, which can be used like that:
| > my $pname = $self->{db &&$ ->{product} &&$ ->offers &&$ -> {
| > $product_id } &&$ ->{name};
| > I suggest the second, because it is more straightforward, but
| > the
| > first is more flexible.
|
| reduce {last unless defined $a; eval "\$a->$b"} $self,
| qw/{db} {product} offers {$product_id} {name}/;
|
| Hmm... that is a tad unwieldy. And we don't have reduce yet. And
| I'm
| not entirely sure that last would work how you want it to...
\---
Where I can find the "reduce" command? I understand how it works,
but this is *VERY* dirty.
The $pname=eval{ ... } block is much cleaner...
But what about the suggestion? Is it a good suggestion?
How will I make it formal?
dLux
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