Re: How to 'conditionally' use a specified module

"u" == usenet <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

u> danny wrote:
>> I need to check if one of my variables is true, then use a specific module:

u> Use the 'if' pragma (which is different than the "usual" if operator):

u> use if ($use_cache eq 'yes'), Cache::SizeAwareFileCache;

that will still fail if the boolean value is set at runtime since use
executes at compile time. this is where require is better as it only
executes at runtime. (of course string eval breaks all those rules).

so to the OP, you need to call require and not use there.

uri

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