Aaron Sherman writes:
: Here's an example syntax:
:
: FOO: for x {
: BAR: for y {
: my $foo_under FOO:= $_;
: print $_, $foo_under;
: }
: }
I think if we have to go through contortions to get at the outer topic
by name, it's better to just name the variable on the outer loop in the
Larry Wall writes:
I think if we have to go through contortions to get at the outer topic
by name, it's better to just name the variable on the outer loop in the
first place. Adding - $varname to the outer loop is safe, because it
doesn't change the semantics of topicality--now that we
Eric Roode writes:
: Larry Wall writes:
: I think if we have to go through contortions to get at the outer topic
: by name, it's better to just name the variable on the outer loop in the
: first place. Adding - $varname to the outer loop is safe, because it
: doesn't change the semantics
Aaron Sherman writes:
: On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 12:52, Allison Randal wrote:
: On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 09:59:35AM -0800, Larry Wall wrote:
:
: I should update y'all to my current thinking, which is that $_ is
: always identical to the current topic, even if the topic is aliased to
: some
On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 09:59:35AM -0800, Larry Wall wrote:
I should update y'all to my current thinking, which is that $_ is
always identical to the current topic, even if the topic is aliased to
some other variable. To get at an outer topic, you'd have to use the
same mechanism we'll use
Allison Randal writes:
: On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 03:17:19PM -0600, Garrett Goebel wrote:
: I do worry that as Perl grows richer, so does the need for underlying
: consistency and simplicity.
:
: You're not alone in that.
:
: I guess it is all about seeking the correct balance. And that is
:
From: Allison Randal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 04:24:48PM -0600, Garrett Goebel wrote:
From: Allison Randal
Not just some value external to the switch, but the value in $_.
I now see the DWIM aspect. Thanks BTW.
But how often will people have non- Cwhen
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 03:17:19PM -0600, Garrett Goebel wrote:
I do worry that as Perl grows richer, so does the need for underlying
consistency and simplicity
You're not alone in that
I guess it is all about seeking the correct balance And that is
something Larry and the Perl community
Dang... why isn't you see so many more obvious errors, the moment after you
click send?
From: Garrett Goebel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
or without the special case:
$hi = 'hello';
$x = 'burt';
for $hi - $y {
given {
when /burt/ { print Go Away };
default { print $y };
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 04:24:48PM -0600, Garrett Goebel wrote:
From: Allison Randal
Not just some value external to the switch, but the value in $_.
I now see the DWIM aspect. Thanks BTW.
But how often will people have non- Cwhen statements within a Cgiven
scope that'll need the
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