TSa skribis 2005-12-22 17:27 (+0100):
> > $foo(); # It was a sub
> The postfix () is valid syntax irrespective of the former
> assignment, right?
Valid syntax, sure, but it doesn't necessarily do something terribly
useful.
>
> > my $foo = {};
> > $foo<bar> = 1; # It was a hash
> Would you expect the second line to work witout the first?
Yes, if something else declared a $foo, and nothing assigned it a
non-hash.
> >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 ;)
Autovivification is always predictable.
Juerd
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