* Robert McArthur ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010925 23:14]:
> If there's a switch for top-level cloning to be optional, how about one
> to make the cloning total - the entire variable's structure is cloned.  
> Particularly useful with ties.  In my example I use SPOPS-created
> class objects which are tied to a DB.  I'd like to simply provide the
> template with the variable.  However, since I'm letting any user edit
> the templates (they make their own copy of rather than editing the
> main template) this is dangerous.  At the moment I clone the entire
> structure by hand, but it would be nice not to do this (or if anyone
> has another suggestion?).

Just speaking from an SPOPS perspective: every SPOPS object has a
'data' method that returns a hashref (non-blessed) copy of the object
data. (The method name will probably be changed to 'as_data_only' to
prevent collisions.)

Chris

-- 
Chris Winters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Building enterprise-capable snack solutions since 1988.


Reply via email to