On Aug 23, 4:36 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) wrote: > >>>>> ""[EMAIL PROTECTED]" == "[EMAIL PROTECTED] com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> writes: > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Those three things look like sets (unordered) to me not > lists > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (ordered). The natural datatype in Perl to represent a > set of strings > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is a hash with keys but no values. Unfortunately there's > no elegant > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]> way to initialise such a structure in a single step. > Here's one of the > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]> least inelegant ways. > > Yes, that might be the more natural expression, but then you get distracted > with a "hash that has keys with irrelevant values" discussion that wasn't > germane to the topic at hand... which is "using references".
Ah yes. I'd kinda missed the point and fell into global-code-critique mode. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
