On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:14:53PM +0100, Dr.Ruud wrote:
: I would expect
:
: %hash.exists{$key}
:
Except $foo.bar{$key} is interpreted as $foo.bar().{$key}. Things like
"exists" and "delete" need to evaluate the key before calling the method
in question, not after.
: with the shortcut
:
: %hash.:{$key}
:
: to test (at run-time) for existance of the element, and expect
:
: %hash.:exists
:
: to test (at compile time if possible) for the validity of 'exists', more
: like
:
: %hash.can('exists');
:
: %hash.has('exists');
:
: %hash.does('exists');
Why would you expect colon to do that? I don't see the prior art...
Larry
