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On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:59:05 -0700, chromatic <chromatic@wgz.org> wrote:
> On Friday 01 August 2008 12:28:30 Johan Vromans wrote:
>
> > Besides, it is very easy and straightforward to write:
> >
> > { local (@ARGV) = @filelist;
> > $input = Iterator::Files->new;
> > while ( <$input> ) { ... }
> > }
>
> Ideally, I'd like to see new features in Perl 5 rely on fewer globals and
> require fewer lines of code. Succinctness and clarity sometimes go together.
This is a new *MODULE*, not a new feature.
I completely agree with Johan here.
What I was wondering, can you switch mode during while (<>) ?
my $input = Iterator::Files->new;
while (<$input>) {
...;
m/some situation/ and # I want all files to come to open different
$input->magic ("stdin");
...;
}
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