On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Glenn Linderman wrote: > Deborah Ariel Pickett wrote: > > > I'm imagining a table something like this: > > > > Subroutine Pattern matching > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Default { code } / pattern / > > delimiter > > > > Declare named sub foo <delim> rule foo <delim> > > code pattern > > <delim> <delim> > > > > Declare named sub foo (args) <delim> rule foo (args) <delim> > > with args code pattern > > <delim> <delim> > > .... > > > [*] All right, some delimiters won't ever work, like C<$> or C<;>, but the > > paired ones all will. > > Could you explain how parentheses (which are one of the sets of paired > delimiters) could be available for use as <delim> in the above table, > when it seems that they discriminate the existance of (args) ?
Why, they couldn't. Just like in patterns. Or it could work like s///: sub/$a, $b/return $a + $b/; Or not. I think I need to see a doctor. :o)= Luke