Jonathan Scott Duff skribis 2005-05-11 11:45 (-0500): > 1. specialise ()[] to parse as (,)[] > 2. scalars are singleton lists, so ()[] naturally > 3. make (1)[0] die horribly. > #2 implies that (1)[0][0][0][0] == 1 > #1 means that (1)[0] == 1 and (1)[0][0] is an error
#1 also means that ($aref)[0] is $aref, rather than $aref[0]. I pick #2, also because I think being able to pass scalars where arrays are expected simplifies other parts of the language as well. Juerd -- http://convolution.nl/maak_juerd_blij.html http://convolution.nl/make_juerd_happy.html http://convolution.nl/gajigu_juerd_n.html
