Hi Deane,
2008/12/12 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> my ($a, $b, $c, $d, $e, $f) = ('init', 'init', 'init', 'init', 'init',
> 'init');
I thought "hmm, you want to repeat a value ... what about the
repetition operator?". Just for a lark, I tried:
> perl -e 'my ($a, $b, $c) = ('init') x 3; print "$a:$b:$c\n";'
And it worked! Reading `perlop`, I see this is entirely expected, but
it took me by surprise. I was just too used to 'x' being a
string-related operator, and IMHO this takes DWIM to new heights.
Ah, well - learn something new every day!
cheers,
Gaurav
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