On 5 December 2001 14:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:37:49AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > 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)?
>
>
> About as much use as &{"asdfu()132^^7q230"}.
>
> But noone ever questions the use of &{"asdfu()132^^7q230"}. Why should
> &{""} need any special justification?
>
While (almost) no one would consider using &{"asdfu()132^^7q230"}, there is
a perverse delight in having a function of zero-length name, which isn't
anonymous...
Richard Cox
Senior Software Developer
Dell Technology Online
All opinions and statements mine and do not in any way (unless expressly
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