> Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm > Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 01:15:05 +0200 > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-SMTPD: qpsmtpd/0.12, http://develooper.com/code/qpsmtpd/ > > Michael Lazzaro writes: > > > magical whitespace modifier: > > > > _ - When used at the end of a line or between > > statement elements, acts to "remove" whitespace > > when interpreting the statement. (Allows > > whitespace to appear without invoking any > > special interpretations normally associated > > with that whitespace.) > > > > my understanding from the discussions was that > "free" ( separated by spases ) _ is still placeholder . and it > becomes "spaceeater" only when "attached" to operator . And a special > rule for block ending curly "}_" .
What _are_ you talking about. IIRC, there were never any plans for such a "placeholder." There were the placeholder _variables_, $^x et al., but the underscore was never used for such a thing. That could be why I've been so confused by some of your examples. Luke
