Re: general subroutine question

--- "D. Bolliger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Derek B. Smith am Mittwoch, 30. August 2006 20:44: > > > store where? > > > > > > > or pass? > > > > > > pass to what? > > > > > > > > > Did you mean: Is there a way for a subroutine to > > > react to a call with to many > > > arguments? > > > > > > s

Re: general subroutine question

Derek B. Smith am Mittwoch, 30. August 2006 20:44: > > store where? > > > > > or pass? > > > > pass to what? > > > > > > Did you mean: Is there a way for a subroutine to > > react to a call with to many > > arguments? > > > > sub accept_max_5_arguments { > > die 'too many arguments!' if @_ > 5; >

Re: general subroutine question

On 8/30/06, Derek B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why is it so many people on the list are sarcastic??? Many enjoy being that way. Some enjoy helping people at this list and others, but get tired sometimes and forget they can only ignore what they thought to be a not-so-clear question and

RE: general subroutine question

> Is there a commonly known way or method to limit the > number of arguments that a subroutine can store or > pass? > perldoc perlsub Look there for "Prototypes". -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: general subroutine question

> store where? > > > or pass? > > pass to what? > > > Did you mean: Is there a way for a subroutine to > react to a call with to many > arguments? > > sub accept_max_5_arguments { > die 'too many arguments!' if @_ > 5; > } > > sub accept_max_x_arguments { # apart from the first > my $m

Re: general subroutine question

Derek B. Smith am Mittwoch, 30. August 2006 19:56: > All, > > Is there a commonly known way or method to limit the > number of arguments that a subroutine can > store store where? > or pass? pass to what? Did you mean: Is there a way for a subroutine to react to a call with to many argument