Bron Gondwana wrote:
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], you wrote:
count = array; # scalar context because of assignment to
scalar.
alt_array[] = array; # list context
and if array is a subroutine?
count = array();
count = array; # warning - special meaning in p5.
Michael Maraist wrote:
my var; # declaring a scalar
my array[]; # declaring an array
my hash{}; # declaring a hash
Though the declarations seem fine, I assume that you propose this to be
optional at usage time, since variable interpolations such as
"xxx${var1}xxx${var2}xxx"
"David L. Nicol" wrote:
Consider the following syntax:
my var; # declaring a scalar
my array[]; # declaring an array
my hash{};# declaring a hash
For the remainder of the enclosing block, the barewords var,
array and hash are to be interpreted as references to a
David Corbin wrote:
For the remainder of the enclosing block, the barewords var,
array and hash are to be interpreted as references to a scalar, an
array, and a hash.
I'm confused by this statement. Are you suggesting an alternative to
the original RFC?
No, I was trying to figure
Consider the following syntax:
my var; # declaring a scalar
my array[]; # declaring an array
my hash{};# declaring a hash
For the remainder of the enclosing block, the barewords var,
array and hash are to be interpreted as references to a scalar, an
array, and a hash.
This and other RFCs are available on the web at
http://dev.perl.org/rfc/
=head1 TITLE
Alternate Syntax for variable names
=head1 VERSION
Maintainer: David Corbin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 20 Aug 2000
Version: 1
Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Number: 133
=head1 ABSTRACT
Many new
