>>>>> "Sam" == Sam Vilain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Sam> These are the conventions I've seen used: -> __next__ (Object::Iterate) -> () (MJD-style) -> get_next (SPOPS-style) -> next (Tangram::Cursor, File::Iterator, Data::Iterator::EasyObj, etc) Perhaps you missed <http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col30.html>, putting an iterator behind a tied hash, giving you "each" as a single iteration, or "keys" to get them all. Yet Another Way. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!