In a message dated Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Buddha Buck writes: > I suspect that, if it makes sense to say > > $foo = &$date.method; > > then it would also make sense to say > > $date .= $foo; > > as well.
Interesting, that first line $foo = &$date.method; I need a bit of a refresher here, as my searches of the archives have turned up blank. Ampersand replaces P5 C<\&> in taking a reference to a subroutine or method? And ampersand is no longer used to call a subroutine, in any context? So: $foo = &$date.method(); Would call $date.method, and return a reference to (a reference to) the subroutine returned by Date::method()? I have a feeling that, as much nicer as Perl 6 references will be compared to the Perl 5 punctuation-salad, it will take a long time to do it automatically. It'll feel like grabbing for the stick-shift and clutch that aren't there when you're driving an automatic.... Trey
