Re^2: sub argument passing? (TIMTOWTDI)

Cool, didn't know that Perl supported function prototyping. Looks a bit quicker and dirtier than using Params::Check - fewer filtering options, no default values, etc.

I am gravitating towards creating a separate file which would contain all of my function prototypes and then I would require that in my module. My module has quite a few functions so this might be the easiest way to keep track of them all and have a single point of change rather than having to track down all that template-building legwork within the subroutines themselves that Params::Check requires.

Not quite as legible, though. And to heed the docs warning, I could get into trouble writing prototypes for already written functions. So I'll have to do a little checking to make sure I'm not doing anything too silly with how arguments are being passed and unpacked.

Anyway, thanks for pointing this out protist =)

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Re^3: sub argument passing? (TIMTOWTDI) by choroba (Cardinal) on Sep 17, 2012 at 15:02 UTC
Before you decide to go this route, read Far More than Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about Prototypes in Perl -- by Tom Christiansen carefully. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re^4: sub argument passing? (TIMTOWTDI) by protist (Monk) on Sep 17, 2012 at 16:13 UTC
This should provide some enjoyable light reading. :P Thank you choroba.	[reply]
Re^3: sub argument passing? (TIMTOWTDI) by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Sep 17, 2012 at 21:10 UTC
Cool, didn't know that Perl supported function prototyping. It doesn't. It's more like 'function argument context prototyping'. Please read the highly recommended Far More Than...	[reply]
Re^3: sub argument passing? (TIMTOWTDI) by protist (Monk) on Sep 17, 2012 at 16:11 UTC
You are welcome. :)	[reply]


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