I have removed the switch funtion from the script.
________________________________ From: Uri Guttman <u...@stemsystems.com> To: beginners@perl.org Sent: Thursday, 2 August 2012 2:02 AM Subject: Re: case statement in perl On 08/01/2012 03:08 AM, Paul.G wrote: > The example below is just a test, I need to be able to insert multiple values > into a command, those values can be either 1, 2 or upto 5. > > you aren't getting the issue. the switch module was a major mistake and no one should be using it. you have to understand the downside to source filtering. no module can properly filter perl code as it is too subtle and complex to do so automatically. so source filters can seem to work now and if you do some changes to your code (not even near the switch stuff), it could break and you will have a hell of a time fixing it. the downside of that nasty hard to find bug is never worth it even if switch.pm appeals to you. modern perl's have a builtin given/when statement, you can use dispatch tables (especially for a fixed list of numbers or tokens) and other methods too. just avoid using the switch module. there is no way you can defend its use given the extremely nasty possible bugs it can introduce. uri -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
