Data Dumping
I see that ActiveState's build includes three different modules for dumping data: Data::Dumper, Data::Dump, and Dumpvalue.
I've always seen Data::Dumper refered to here and in other articles. So what are the relative merits of the others, that are common enough to install by default?
—John
Re: Data Dumping
created: 2006-05-03 16:21:23
Data::Dump says this: "The Data::Dump module provides a much simpler interface than Data::Dumper."
Dumpvalue is included with Perl by default, but I've never used it. Data::Dumper seems to be the default, at least around here. I've not found a need for anything else.
Dumpvalue is included with Perl by default, but I've never used it. Data::Dumper seems to be the default, at least around here. I've not found a need for anything else.
Re: Data Dumping
created: 2006-05-03 17:30:08
There's also Data::Dumper::Simple, which is pretty nifty. It tends to add a lot of wall-clock seconds to your program's execution though, so I recommend using it for debugging then removing it for production.
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It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.
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It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.