On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:43 AM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
<perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote:
>
> On 1/2/19 10:17 PM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 8:41 PM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
> > > <perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hi All,
> > >>
> > >> Looking at
> > >>
> > >> https://docs.perl6.org/routine/print
> > >>
> > >> I see
> > >>
> > >> multi sub print(**@args --> True)
> > >>
> > >> Question. If I wanted to create my own print routine
> > >> using **@args, how would I declare it?
> > >>
> > >> sub printx( **@args data ) {...}
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Many thanks,
> > >> -T
> >
> >
> > On 1/2/19 10:06 PM, Brad Gilbert wrote:
> >> The variable name in :(**@args) is @args, it could be any valid array
> >> identifier like @data
> >>
> >> sub printx( **@data ){…}
> >>
> >> Note that there are several forms for slurpy positional arguments.
> >>
> >> :( @a ) # not slurpy at all, takes one Positional argument and
> >> aliases it as @a.
> >>
> >> :( *@a ) # flattening slurpy (1,),2,3 → 1,2,3 and ((1,),2,3) →
> >> 1,2,3
> >> :( **@a ) # structured slurpy (1,),2,3 → (1,),2,3 and ((1,),2,3) →
> >> ((1,),2,3) # note there is no change
> >> :( +@a ) # one-arg rule slurpy (1,),2,3 → (1,),2,3 and ((1,),2,3)
> >> → (1,),2,3 # note that the second one changes
> >>
> >> Note that itemized values do not get flattened for :(*@a), and that
> >> Array values are itemized.
> >>
> >> I like to consider the one-arg rule slurpy :(+@a) to be like a
> >> combination between non-slurpy :(@a) and structured slurpy :(**@a)
> >> That is a one-arg rule slurpy will sometimes be like an alias to a
> >> singular positional, otherwise it will act like a structured slurpy.
> >>
> >> Note that all but the [aliasing] non-slurpy :(@a) are [almost] always
> >> Array's.
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> The one-arg rule slurpy is the oddest one of the bunch so here is some
> >> brief information:
> >>
> >> The one-arg rule slurpy can be sigiless :(+a), in which case it will
> >> be a List instead of an Array or an alias to the single argument
> >> depending on what it was.
> >>
> >> sub one-arg-rule ( +args ){
> >> say args.^name, " # ", args.perl;
> >> }
> >>
> >> one-arg-rule( (1,),2,3 ); # List # ((1,), 2, 3)
> >> one-arg-rule( ((1,),2,3) ); # List # ((1,), 2, 3) # one-arg rule
> >> one-arg-rule( ((1,),2,3).Seq ); # Seq # ((1,), 2, 3).Seq #
> >> one-arg rule
> >> one-arg-rule( 1..3 ); # List # (1, 2, 3)
> >> one-arg-rule( (1..3,) ); # List # (1..3,)
> >>
> >> sub one-arg-Array ( +@args ){
> >> say @args.^name, " # ", @args.perl;
> >> }
> >>
> >> one-arg-Array( (1,),2,3 ); # Array # [(1,), 2, 3]
> >> one-arg-Array( ((1,),2,3) ); # Array # [(1,), 2, 3]
> >> one-arg-Array( ((1,),2,3).Seq ); # List # ((1,), 2, 3)
> >> one-arg-Array( 1..3 ); # Array # [1, 2, 3]
> >> one-arg-Array( (1..3,) ); # Array # [1..3,]
> >>
> >> The one-arg rule exists because people tend to write the following:
> >>
> >> my @a = [1,2,3];
> >>
> >> When the correct way to write it is:
> >>
> >> my @a = 1,2,3;
> >>
> >> There are various other places where the one-arg rule is also used, so
> >> it was made available to everyone.
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Don't get too flustered if you don't understand all of the nuances, it
> >> take everybody a while to understand them.
> >>
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > The term "slurpy" did help a lot.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > I am writing your explanation down for my records.
>
>
> Well Golly!
>
> $ p6 'sub printx(**@args){print(@args)}; printx("abc",1,"def\n");'
> abc 1 def
>
> $ p6 'sub printx(**@args){print @args, "\n"}; printx("abc",1,"def");'
> abc 1 def
>
> Question:
> $ p6 'sub printx(**@args){print(@args)}; printx("abc","xyz","def\n");'
> abc xyz def
>
> Are the spaces suppose to be there?
The spaces are there because you are passing `@args` to `print` as a
single value.
`print` coerces all its values to `Str` before printing, and an Array
adds spaces between elements when turned into a Str.
Simple fix use `|@args` to Slip it into the call to `print`
$ p6 'sub printx(**@args){print( |@args, "\n" )};
printx("abc","xyz","def");'
abcxyzdef
