thanks to all who helped me better understand this condensed bit of code. --On Montag, 01. Oktober 2001 01:06 -0800 Michael Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whoever wrote the original code should not have tried to compress it that > much. The subroutine calls (&{$regexp_func[$field]}) are bad enough. Yes, I actually don't really understand these calls. What do the braces do? $regexp_func[$field] would be the array element number $field of @regexp_func. Do the braces ensure that the variable is interpolated, to the effect that the subroutine with the value of $regexp_func[$field] as its name is called? Birgit Kellner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]