in reply to Re^2: Shortcut operator for $a->{'b'}=$b if $b;
in thread Shortcut operator for $a->{'b'}=$b if $b;
You could write the operator yourself:
sub assign_if_defined { $_[0] = $_[1] if defined $_[1]; } assign_if_defined($a->{'b'}, $b);
By the way, I'm using defined since you said you didn't want empty keys. Checking for truthfullness (as you have been doing) removes both empty and false keys. Just remove the word defined for a truth test.
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Re^4: Shortcut operator for $a->{'b'}=$b if $b;
by leriksen (Curate) on Sep 21, 2005 at 03:24 UTC | |
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 21, 2005 at 05:28 UTC |
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