On 5 December 2001 14:29, BooK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> En r�ponse � Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> > perl -e '*{" "} = sub {42}; print &{" "}'
> >
> > I can't pretend that I *like* this, but it has a certain
> cute insanity
> > to it.
>
> Since the symbol table is a hash, I'd say that the empty sub
> exists, too.
>
> perl -e '*{""} = sub {13}; print &{""}'
>
> I may be wrong, since this is not tested. I do not have Perl here.
> (I feel like I read that in Effective Perl Programming, but
> can't find it
> there)
>
With fixes for Win2k's command shell, it does indeed work...
perl -e "*{''} = sub {13}; print &{''}"
The real question is of course, is this any use apart from obfustication
(clearly not for golf with such a long name)?
Richard Cox
Senior Software Developer
Dell Technology Online
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