Quoting hash keys (was: To quote variables or not)

On May 23, 2012, at 5:35 PM, John W. Krahn wrote:

Your question is not about quoting variables, which is bad, but about quoting hash keys.

On May 23, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Shawn H Corey wrote:

Yes, you can leave the quotes off if the key contains only alphanumerics. Otherwise you need to quote it:

Thanks, guys. It makes sense now.

Marc.

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