On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 04:31, Damian Conway wrote:
> sub hidden (str $name, int $force is aka($override)) {...}
Hang on a moment! In your original answer to this question, you used
the "is named('alias')" syntax, but now you are suggesting using the
sigil in the syntax. So, should it really be
int $force is aka($override)
or
int $force is aka('override')
?
I much prefer the latter because: a) it unquestionably marks 'override'
as a label for $force, b) the subroutine author is likely to use either
$force or $override and not both, c) it gives meaning to things like
"$force is aka(@override)" because aliases would not have to be known at
compile-time.
Then again, if you have good reasons for the other syntax, I would be
more than happy to hear those as well.
Peter Behroozi
