Larry Wall writes:: Michael Lazzaro wrote: : : > return if $a { $a }
No, it's a syntax error. You must write
Excellent!
I too was quietly hoping someone would say that. These hurt my admittedly ever-shrinking brain:
return if $a; # our old friend
return if $a { $a } # ow! me noggin! Always returns, or not?The C<do> encapsulation helps clarify enormously:
return do { if $a { $a } }
... well, OK, maybe not enormously... I'd still be annoyed if anyone actually wrote that with a straight face, but there's nothing offensive about it being legal.
MikeL
