On Wed, Aug 16, 2000 at 10:38:30AM -0600, John Barnette wrote: > John Porter wrote: > > Russ Allbery wrote: > > > $args = 'first second third'; > > > @args = split (' ', $args); > > > my $i = 0; > > > %args = map { $_ => ++$i } @args; > > > > > > This is very Perlish to me; the punctuation is part of the variable name > > > and disambiguates nicely. > > > > No, it's not. Where are we taught this? It's a myth. > > The punctuation imposes context on the variable expression. > > $foo[0] > > accesses an array. Where's the "@"? > > It accesses an *element* of the array, which is a scalar. This scalar > might be blessed into a class, or a reference to an array or hash, but > the element itself is still a scalar. Where's the confusion? I believe Mr. Porter is refuting the claim that "the punctuation is part of the variable name". As both he and you have demonstrated, it's not. -Scott -- Jonathan Scott Duff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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