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how to access the value of a variable like $value = 10

vishwa787
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Jul 29, 2010, 3:50 AM

Post #1 of 4 (1622 views)

how to access the value of a variable like $value = 10	Can't Post

Hi,

I need to create a script which can check if the values are present in a file.

The code is as follows:

$value = 10;

$string = "value";

Now i need to access the value of $value i.e 10 by $string. I am not talking here something about pointers or references.

The only thing i need is I will be passing strings to a function such as fun("value") etc. Inside this function will be set of predetermined values such as $value $weight $price etc.

I want to return the value of $value from the function for which i have passed value as a parameter

sub fun()

{
my($string) = @_;

$value = 10;

$price =290;

return(${$string})
}

Here I want to return 10 as the value. How do I map the $string to $value.

I tried many ways ${\"$string\"} but was unable to get the value as 10 in my output.

Any help would be appreciated

BillKSmith
Veteran

Jul 29, 2010, 4:51 AM

Post #2 of 4 (1620 views)

Re: [vishwa787] how to access the value of a variable like $value = 10 [In reply to]	Can't Post

You need a hash.

Code

  
 
sub get_value {  
 
    my %values = (  
 
        value  => 10,  
 
        weight => 3,  
 
        price  => 290,  
 
    );  
 
    (my $string) = @_;  
 
    return $values{$string};  
 
}

You don't really need the subroutine. You can put the hash in the main program. Access it just like the return.
Good Luck,
Bill

FishMonger
Veteran

Jul 29, 2010, 5:01 AM

Post #3 of 4 (1619 views)

Re: [vishwa787] how to access the value of a variable like $value = 10 [In reply to]	Can't Post

Quote

Now i need to access the value of $value i.e 10 by $string. I am not talking here something about pointers or references.

Yes you are talking about references. To be exact, you're talking about symbolic references, which are really bad and should not be used.

Follow Bill's advice and use a hash.

vishwa787
New User

Jul 29, 2010, 6:51 AM

Post #4 of 4 (1610 views)

Re: [FishMonger] how to access the value of a variable like $value = 10 [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thanks a lot for your suggetions

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