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
