On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 08:30:05AM +1000, Damian Conway wrote:
> @arr[@arr.length] = $var;
>
> or maybe just :
>
> @arr[.length] = $var;
>
> (if an array were to be made the topic inside its own accessor brackets).
I know this idea was just thrown in there, but I find that I really dislike
it. I can see many more uses for the current topic than for array-as-topic
in index expressions. I can easily envision instance methods wishing
to use instance variables as [part of] indices, for instance.
Having the subscript operator change the topic is, IMHO, a rather strong
violation of the principle of least surprise.
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