Re: run-once code

[David Storrs]

On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 11:57:05AM +0000, Richard Nuttall wrote:

> How about
> 
> $test = sub
> {
>     if ( some_expensive_lookup_function() >= $MAX_RECORDS )
> 
>          mark_that_we_have_reached_max_records();       
> 
>        $test = sub{};
> };
> 
> Then call &$test() as needed;


Neat.  I wouldn't have thought of that; thank you.

--Dks