[guest - Mon Nov 22 17:11:26 2004]:
Show quoted text> I would just like to suggest that CGI::Session documentation for the
> param() method explain that $value can be an array or hash
> reference. I realize now that this information is in the tutorial.
> But since the module documentation appears to be the API
> specification, it is probably more important that it be mentioned
> there. (I know it would have saved me some time...)
> Thanks!
Attached is a patch against 4.00_08 which resolves this.
Mon Jul 4 15:55:45 EST 2005 Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com>
* document that param values may also be a hashref or arrayref
There are already automated tests that confirm this.
diff -rN -u old-cgi-session/lib/CGI/Session.pm new-cgi-session/lib/CGI/Session.pm
--- old-cgi-session/lib/CGI/Session.pm 2005-07-04 15:56:51.000000000 -0500
+++ new-cgi-session/lib/CGI/Session.pm 2005-07-04 15:55:42.000000000 -0500
@@ -778,8 +778,12 @@
=item param(-name=E<gt>$name, -value=E<gt>$value)
-Used in either of the above syntax assigns a new value to $name parameter, which can later be retrieved with previously introduced
-param() syntax. Attempt setting parameter names that start with I<_SESSION_> will trigger warning and undef will be returned.
+Used in either of the above syntax assigns a new value to $name parameter,
+which can later be retrieved with previously introduced param() syntax. C<$value>
+may be a scalar, arrayref or hashref.
+
+Attempts to set parameter names that start with I<_SESSION_> will trigger
+a warning and undef will be returned.
=item param_hashref()
