Re: More efficient return of values from sub

[fglock]

in reply to More efficient return of values from sub

sub routine_A {
   my ($name) = getinfo('name');
   print $name;
}

sub routine_B {
   my ($address) = getinfo('address');
   print $address;
}

sub getinfo {
   my %data;
   $data{name}    = "Sam";
   $data{address} = "123 Main St";
   return @data{ @_ };
}


routine_A;
routine_B;
print getinfo( 'name', 'address' );

[bradcathey]

Perfect fglock! I actually wondered about hashes for a fleeting second after posting, but this has helped me see the logic and application of this approach. It keeps it 1) simple, 2) no outside modules, and 3) no global variables (one of my early 'solutions').