On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:12:55AM -0700, Wagner-David wrote:
> You can do:
>
> if ( exists $hash{$Key} ) {
> # the key exists, so do your check
> }else {
> # key does not exist, so add to hash
> }
>
> Also can use defined, but depending on how accessing there is
> auto-vivfying(sp), which may create(if use is as defined
> $hash->{$Key} ) then from the list I see the auto-vivfying kicking
> in.
>From your description it sounds like you think $Key will be autovivified in
%$hash if you say $hash->{$Key}. The only thing autovivified in that case
is $hash, which is autovified as a hash reference.
I just wanted to make it clear that's what's happening.
Michael
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