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Re: Getopt::Long good style? (tight scoping)by grinder (Bishop) |
on Jul 28, 2004 at 13:17 UTC ( [id://378024]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
I have no problems with the anonymous sub. I do take issue, though, with the list of scalars for options. I much prefer to use a hash to keep things in one place. But hang on! If you mispell a scalar, the compiler will bark at you. If you mispell a hash key, the runtime will autovivify it for you. Hmm. But that's ok too, because what I really prefer doing is hiding it all away in a scope, and declaring subs as The Only Way of retrieving values. Admittedly, you still don't get a compile time error, but it will blow up at runtime if you get things worng. My template looks something like:
The sub file lets you distinguish between an argument that is absent (return an empty string), present, but with no value (return a fixed name) or present with a value (return the value). Since the %opt hash isn't available outside the scope, the program can't (accidentally or on purpose) modify the contents. This may be construed as a feature. - another intruder with the mooring of the heat of the Perl
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