>>>>> "DR" == Dave Rolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DR> Mandatory vs. Optional Parameters DR> This is a pretty straightforward one in P6, I think. Parameters can DR> be marked as required with "is required" like this: DR> sub date ($year, ?$month, ?$day) # positional DR> sub date (+$year is required, +$month, +$day) #named DR> This is ok but frankly I'm not too keen on the fact that for DR> positional subs, the default is required, but for named params it's DR> the other way around. DR> Wouldn't it clearer to just use a leading "?+" for optional named params? there are usually more optional params than required ones when doing named params. so that makes sense to make the default optional. with positional params usually more of them are required (on the left) and some optional ones can be on the right. so marking those optional ones makes more sense. this is all huffman stuff IMO. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
