Thanks for everybody assistance, found a an appropiate solution to my problem. Without having to use the case statement.
Cheers Paul ________________________________ From: Hal Wigoda <hal.wig...@gmail.com> To: beginners@perl.org Sent: Thursday, 2 August 2012 5:38 AM Subject: Re: case statement in perl so why don't they get rid of it? On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Chris Nehren <c.nehren/beginn...@shadowcat.co.uk> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 12:02:04 -0400 , Uri Guttman wrote: >> 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 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. > > +1 > > Though given/when is too smart for its own good, I agree with everything > here. When uri and I agree on something, it's a strong indicator to pay > attention. > > -- > Chris Nehren | Coder, Sysadmin, Masochist > Shadowcat Systems Ltd. | http://shadowcat.co.uk/ -- ----------------- Chicago Hal Wigoda -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
