Author: larry
Date: Mon Apr 3 11:08:54 2006
New Revision: 8554
Modified:
doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod
Log:
Mark Biggar points out that rule closure section had embedded closure verbiage.
Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod
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--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod (original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S05.pod Mon Apr 3 11:08:54 2006
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
Maintainer: Patrick Michaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 Jun 2002
- Last Modified: 1 Apr 2006
+ Last Modified: 3 Apr 2006
Number: 5
- Version: 13
+ Version: 14
This document summarizes Apocalypse 5, which is about the new regex
syntax. We now try to call them "rules" because they haven't been
@@ -588,10 +588,11 @@
The closure is guaranteed to be run at the canonical time.
-An B<explicit> return from the closure binds the I<result object> for
-this match, ignores the rest of the current rule, and reports success:
+As with an ordinary embedded closure, an B<explicit> return from a
+rule closure binds the I<result object> for this match, ignores the
+rest of the current rule, and reports success:
- / (\d) { return $0.sqrt } NotReached /;
+ / (\d) <{ return $0.sqrt }> NotReached /;
This has the effect of capturing the square root of the numified string,
instead of the string. The C<NotReached> part is not reached.
