How do I read back in the output of Data::Dumper?

Question

Let\'s say I have a text file created using Data::Dumper, along the lines of:

my $x = [ { foo => \'bar\', asdf => undef }, 0, -4, [ [] ] ];

Answer 1

Here's a thread that provides a couple different options: Undumper

If you're just looking for data persistence the Storable module might be your best bet.