Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
Larry Wall schreef: Ruud H.G. van Tol: Uri Guttman: When cast into an array, you can access all the positional arguments; Into a hash, all named arguments; Into a scalar, the invocant; Into code, into slurpy nameless block. The last 'into' should be 'the'. And it has become 'its', which is clearer. s/Into/into/g s[ s ( .* ) g ][s:g$0] TomTiedy Ack -- Affijn, Ruud Gewoon is een tijger. (posted via news://nntp.perl.org)
[svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
Author: autrijus Date: Sat Apr 1 10:32:53 2006 New Revision: 8520 Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod Log: * S02: destill the compoments of an Arguments object, and specify the $() @() %() () casting forms for them. Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod == --- doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.pod(original) +++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S02.podSat Apr 1 10:32:53 2006 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Date: 10 Aug 2004 Last Modified: 1 Apr 2006 Number: 2 - Version: 18 + Version: 19 This document summarizes Apocalypse 2, which covers small-scale lexical items and typological issues. (These Synopses also contain @@ -393,6 +393,17 @@ bound to. Some bindings are sensitive to multiple dimensions while others are not. +You may cast CArguments to other types with a prefix sigil operator: + +$args = \3; # same as $args = \(3) +$$args; # same as $args as Scalar or Scalar($args) +@$args; # same as '$args as Array or Array($args) +%$args; # same as '$args as Hash or Hash($args) +$args; # same as '$args as Code or Hash($args) + +Casted as an array, you can access to all positionals. Casted as a hash, all +nameds. As a scalar, the invocant. As a code, the slurpy nameless block. + =item * A signature object (CSignature) may be created with coloned parens: @@ -430,7 +441,7 @@ foo:(Int,Num) It still just returns a function reference. A call may also be partially -applied by using a tuple literal as a postfix operator: +applied by using an argument list literal as a postfix operator: foo\(1,2,3,:miceblind)
RE: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
-Original Message- +You may cast CArguments to other types with a prefix sigil operator: + +$args = \3; # same as $args = \(3) +$$args; # same as $args as Scalar or Scalar($args) +@$args; # same as '$args as Array or Array($args) +%$args; # same as '$args as Hash or Hash($args) +$args; # same as '$args as Code or Hash($args) Shouldn't this last one be +$args; # same as '$args as Code or Code($args) Joe Gottman
Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
a == autrijus [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a +You may cast CArguments to other types with a prefix sigil operator: a + a +$args = \3; # same as $args = \(3) a +$$args; # same as $args as Scalar or Scalar($args) a +@$args; # same as '$args as Array or Array($args) a +%$args; # same as '$args as Hash or Hash($args) a +$args; # same as '$args as Code or Hash($args) a + a +Casted as an array, you can access to all positionals. Casted as a +a hash, all nameds. As a scalar, the invocant. As a code, the a +slurpy nameless block. s/casted/cast/g and i would word those as 'cast into an array'. here is my rewrite: When cast into an array, you can access all the positional arguments; Into a hash, all named arguments; Into a scalar, the invocant; Into code, into slurpy nameless block. uri -- Uri Guttman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs http://jobs.perl.org
Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
Uri Guttman wrote: When cast into an array, you can access all the positional arguments; Into a hash, all named arguments; Into a scalar, the invocant; Into code, into slurpy nameless block. The last 'into' should be 'the'. s/Into/into/g -- Affijn, Ruud
Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r8520 - doc/trunk/design/syn
On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 02:15:46AM +0200, Ruud H.G. van Tol wrote: : Uri Guttman wrote: : : When cast into an array, you can access all the positional : arguments; Into a hash, all named arguments; Into a scalar, the : invocant; Into code, into slurpy nameless block. : : The last 'into' should be 'the'. : : s/Into/into/g s[ s ( .* ) g ][s:g$0] TomTiedy
