Author: larry
Date: Wed Sep 10 12:03:19 2008
New Revision: 14582
Modified:
doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod
Log:
inconsistent meaning of [,] noticed by moritz++
Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod
==============================================================================
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod (original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod Wed Sep 10 12:03:19 2008
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
Maintainer: Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 8 Mar 2004
- Last Modified: 6 Jun 2008
+ Last Modified: 10 Sep 2008
Number: 3
- Version: 138
+ Version: 139
=head1 Overview
@@ -3979,11 +3979,11 @@
@foo.push(@bar);
-Unlike C<[,]>, C<|> does not flatten its argument, but instead directly
+Unlike C<[,]>, C<|> does not turn its argument into an C<Array>, but instead
directly
converts its argument into a C<Capture>:
my @args = \$x, 1, 2, 3;
- say [,] @args; # say($x: 1, 2, 3);
+ say [,] @args; # say([\$x, 1, 2, 3]);
say |@args; # say(\$x, 1, 2, 3);
Because of this, C<|%args> always produces named arguments, and
