> On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 11:19:55AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I would like to use arrays or hashes with the values I now store in
> > this different variables. But when I use an array or a hash with the
> > DEFAULT-directive, the values are only set, when the array or hash itself
> > is not defined yet, but I would need to have alle the individual array- or
> > hash-elements set, that are not defined.
>
> You can use DEFAULT to set individual elements in an array or hash.
> Something like this:
>
> [% cols = [ 'red' 'green' ] %]
>
> [% DEFAULT
> cols.0 = 'scarlet' # doesn't get set, cols.0 is defined
> cols.2 = 'blue' # does get set, cols.2 is undefined
> %]
>
> [% cols.join %] # red green blue
Another way is to use import to merge a hash of default values with a
hash of new values.
[% defaultParams = {
color0 => 'red',
color1 => 'green',
color2 => 'blue',
};
defaultParams.import(userParams);
%]
You can then set the userParams hash however you want, and when
you PROCESS the above code any settings in the userParams hash
will override the defaults in defaultParams.
Craig
