On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Andrew Brosnan wrote:

> I think you are just confusing the fact that Sam started with an
> arbitrary perl data structure, as if to say, 'Let's say we have some
> data like this...'.

Good answer!

> > P.S. A bit OT here... but, in perl,does the => symbol
> > have a specific name?  I know what it does generally,
> > i.e. it is often used to help define hash, but all I
> > can think of to call it is an "equals-arrow", so a
> > more appropriate name is probably wanting.
>
> infix operator?

I believe I've heard "quoting comma" and "fat arrow".  I like the former
because it accurately describes its function - it works just like a comma
except that it forces the left-hand side to be treated as a string, i.e.
"quoted".  In Perl 6 it will be the "pair constructor" if memory serves.

-sam




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