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Re: Loading modules by external data (i.e., database)

by Corion (Patriarch)
on Jun 04, 2000 at 14:22 UTC ( [id://16284]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Loading modules by external data (i.e., database)

In my (frozen) file information display tool (a souped up magic program), I used dynamic loading for modules more or less like this : 

  $handler = eval( "use $modulename; return $modulename->new;" );

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(I'm in a hurry, if this one dosen't work, tell me and I'll look up the actual code :))

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RE: Answer: Loading modules by external data (i.e., database)
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 07, 2000 at 21:06 UTC
    That works just fine: $class = "my::Module"; $obj = eval("use $class; return $class->new;"); is the same as use my::Module; $obj = my::Module->new; But why does this work: use my::Module; $obj = my::Module->new($args_ref); When this doesn't: $class = "my::Module"; $obj = eval("use $class; $class->new($args_ref);"); $obj comes back undefined. Any ideas?
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