Re: Why does $r->print() dereference its arguments?

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Jeffrey" == Jeffrey W Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jeffrey> Apache::print() dereferences its arguments.  For example, this code:
Jeffrey> my $foo = "bar";
Jeffrey> $r->print(\$foo);

Jeffrey> prints "bar" instead of the expected SCALAR(0xDEADBEEF).  Can anyone
Jeffrey> explain the purpose of this behavior, or is it a misfeature?  In my case,
Jeffrey> this is not the desired behavior.

You can always call $r->print(\\$foo); :)

As in, $r->print(map { \$_ } @list) will work as your print, always.

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