On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 01:24:53PM -0800, david wrote: > David wrote: >>> this normally can't be done cleanly and is generally not recommanded >>> given there are other ways to accomplish bascially the same thing. > > Steve Grazzini wrote: >> But why use the symbol table at all? That's more dangerous than using >> a regular hash, and more awkward than using the symbolic references. > > didn't i already mention that? :-)
Yeah... There's just a long tradition of telling people how to use eval() and %:: to get strict-safe-symrefs, and an equally long tradition of smacking whomever does it. :-) -- Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
