Author: larry
Date: Thu Jan 25 13:50:47 2007
New Revision: 13538
Modified:
doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod
doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod
Log:
Obsoleted block initializer syntax.
Mention div and mod.
Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod
==============================================================================
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod (original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S03.pod Thu Jan 25 13:50:47 2007
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@
autoincrement ++ --
exponentiation **
symbolic unary ! + - ~ ? $ @ % & | +^ ~^ ?^ \ ^ =
- multiplicative * / % x xx +& +< +> ~& ~< ~> ?&
+ multiplicative * / % x xx +& +< +> ~& ~< ~> ?& div mod
additive + - ~ +| +^ ~| ~^ ?| ?^
junctive and (all) &
junctive or (any) | ^
Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod
==============================================================================
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod (original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod Thu Jan 25 13:50:47 2007
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
Maintainer: Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 19 Aug 2004
- Last Modified: 22 Jan 2007
+ Last Modified: 25 Jan 2007
Number: 4
- Version: 47
+ Version: 48
This document summarizes Apocalypse 4, which covers the block and
statement syntax of Perl.
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
The new C<constant> declarator introduces a lexically scoped name
for a compile-time constant, either a variable or a 0-ary sub, which
-may be initialized with either a pseudo-assignment or a block:
+may be initialized with a pseudo-assignment:
constant Num $pi = 3;
constant Num PI { 3 }
constant Num π = atan(2,2) * 4;
-In any case the initializing value is evaluated at BEGIN time.
+The initializing expression is evaluated at BEGIN time.
There is a new C<state> declarator that introduces a lexically scoped
variable like C<my> does, but with a lifetime that persists for the
