Hash::Util::FieldHash::Compat(3)

NAME
Hash::Util::FieldHash::Compat - Use Hash::Util::FieldHash or ties, depending on availability.

SYNOPSIS
        use Hash::Util::FieldHash::Compat;

        # pretend you are using L<Hash::Util::FieldHash>
        # under older perls it'll be Tie::RefHash::Weak instead (slower, but same behavior)

DESCRIPTION
Under older perls this module provides a drop in compatible api to Hash::Util::FieldHash using perltie. When Hash::Util::FieldHash is available it will use that instead.

This way code requiring field hashes can benefit from fast, robust field hashes on Perl 5.10 and newer, but still run on older perls that don't ship with that module.

See Hash::Util::FieldHash for all the details of the API.

SEE ALSO
Hash::Util::FieldHash, Tie::RefHash, Tie::RefHash::Weak.

VERSION CONTROL
This module is maintained using Darcs. You can get the latest version from <http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/code>, and use "darcs send" to commit changes.

AUTHOR
Yuval Kogman <nothingmuch@woobling.org>

COPYRIGHT
        Copyright (c) 2008 Yuval Kogman. All rights reserved
        This program is free software; you can redistribute
        it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.