On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:08, Rob Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chas. Owens wrote:
>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 09:11, a b <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Hi ,
>>> Can any body tells me what do we mean by below code
>>> <snip>
>>> $ROUTE::COMM{NEWROUTE}{OS()}
>>> </snip>
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance
>>> a b .
>>>
>>
>> No, there is not enough context for me to know why this code is being
>> used and off hand it looks like useless code to me (it is asking for a
>> value and not doing anything with it), but I can tell you a few things
>> that may be true about it:
>>
>> There is a subroutine named OS defined somewhere.
>> There is a module named ROUTE.
>> That module has a hash named COMM.
>> That hash (possibly) has a key named NEWROUTE whose value is expected
>> to be a hashref.
>
> It is my guess that OS is probably not an explicit subroutine, but rather
> something of the form
>
> use constant OS => 'Platform';
snip
I thought so at first, but then I noticed that this person uppercased
everything. This indicates a lack of experience to me, so I bet that
he/she is not even aware of the constant pragma.
--
Chas. Owens
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