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2015-05-06, 21:04:46

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2015-07-31, 19:07:58

Idiom #5 Create a 2D Point data structure

Declare a container type for two floating-point numbers x and y

Idiom #5 Create a 2D Point data structure

Declare a container type for two floating-point numbers x and y

Code 
# For named member access
my $point = { x=>1.5, y=>6.3 };
print "Coordinates: x=$point->{x}, y=$point->{y}\n";

# Or an array using index 0, 1 to hold x, y
my $point = [ 1.5, 6.3 ];
print "Coordinates: x=$point->[0], y=$point->[1]\n";
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For lists, perl uses arrays. For structures (like a 2D point) hashes are more commonly used.