In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/9590a7cd37f06922f07d87081a2fdf6a96c22b56?hp=920e47bbc431efd5c1ca9d8b85fb88c172326b14>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 9590a7cd37f06922f07d87081a2fdf6a96c22b56 Author: Pau Amma\" (via RT) <[email protected]> Date: Thu Mar 1 10:48:23 2012 -0800 Grammar and clarity fixes for exists() in pod/perlfunc.pod # New Ticket Created by "Pau Amma" # Please include the string: [perl #111470] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=111470 > See subject for suitable commit message ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: pod/perlfunc.pod | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index fcab06b..4fd0a3a 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ operation is a hash or array key lookup or subroutine name: if (exists &{$ref->{A}{B}{$key}}) { } -Although the mostly deeply nested array or hash will not spring into +Although the most deeply nested array or hash element will not spring into existence just because its existence was tested, any intervening ones will. Thus C<< $ref->{"A"} >> and C<< $ref->{"A"}->{"B"} >> will spring into existence due to the existence test for the $key element above. -- Perl5 Master Repository
