wow ok then I will try and use the -> notation. No need to stay behind
the times.
On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 12:23, Bakken, Luke wrote:
> ok why the $$ instead of the %$?
>
> sorry confused.
>
> \%overData. Now how do
> I access this hash. %$overData?
Because you're in essence doing this:
${ $overdata }{$key}
When you access a hash value, you're getting a scalar, which is why you
use a $. Perhaps this notation would be clearer:
$overdata->{$key}
I believe the arrow notation is more common in practice than the
double-$
Luke
