HaloO,
Juerd wrote:
I think it should be both.
So do I.
my $foo = {};
$foo(); # It was a sub
The postfix () is valid syntax irrespective of the former
assignment, right?
my $foo = {};
$foo<bar> = 1; # It was a hash
Would you expect the second line to work witout the first?
I would, but perhaps with a more convoluted sequence
how that comes to pass:
1) $foo has no particular constraints
2) postfix <> lazily autovivifies a hash element ref
which has key bar and stores a not-yet ref to the
not-yet hash holding the key into $foo
3) the lvalue from 2) is the lhs arg of infix =
4) the rhs obviously is 1
5) now infix = creates a new hash with the single key value
pair bar => 1 and actualizes the not-yet ref in $foo
It's not as if we're allergic to intelligent autovivifithingy... :)
No allergy on my side, as long as the magic is under kind control ;)
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