David M. Lloyd: # On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Garrett Goebel wrote: # # > For those who aren't yet busy reading, you can find it at: # > http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2001/10/03/exegesis3.html # # OK, I have a question. # # On page 3 you say: # # > Because the Perl 6 "diamond" operator can take an arbitrary # expression # > as its argument, it's possible to set a filehandle to read an entire # > file and do the actual reading, all in a single statement: # > # > my $rest = <$data.{fh}.irs(undef)> # # If the diamond operator can take an arbitrary expression, how is this # properly parsed? # # my $line = < $some_counter_or_something > 1000 ?? $file1 :: $file2 >; # # Wouldn't the '>' comparison operator screw it up? Or is it # an arbitrary # expression except that you can't use the greater-than # operator? Or is the # parser that smart? # # Just curious...
Hmmph. My guess is that you'd have to do something like <($counter > 1000 ?? $file1 :: $file2)> and the fact that there are open parens at the first greater-than would be enough for the parser to figure it out. --Brent Dax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Configure pumpking for Perl 6 They *will* pay for what they've done.
