Rod Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry Wall wrote: > >That, and we'd like a novice to be able to write > > > > given $x { > > when 1 | 2 | 3 {...} > > when 4 | 5 | 6 {...} > > } > > > Or just change C<when> to accept a list of things to compare against, > followed by a coderef.
And change if, unless, while and until to do the same thing. And lose the ability to say: when none(1, 2, 3) { ... } when 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 { ... } # More useful with classes, regexen, etc. when 1 & 2 & 3 { ... } # Likewise All so that a newbie doesn't confuzzle himself. Personally, I'd rather have a chain saw than a nail trimmer, even if I'm less likely to hurt myself with the nail trimmer. And it looks like we'll have a warning or stricture to keep newbies from chopping their legs off anyway. -- Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perl and Parrot hacker "I used to have a life, but I liked mail-reading so much better."