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Re: Separate "as" keyword? (Re: 'is' and action at a distance)

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From:
Nathan Wiger
Date:
May 18, 2001 13:38
Subject:
Re: Separate "as" keyword? (Re: 'is' and action at a distance)
Message ID:
20010518133455.F6801@west.sun.com
Dammit, I got the example exactly backwards. Try this:

>    $Foo is true;
>    $Foo = 0;
>    print "Stuff" if $Foo;       # *WOULD* print - "is" assigns a
>                                 # permanent "true" property
> 
>    $Foo as true = "";
>    $Foo = 0;
>    print "Stuff" if $Foo;       # *WOULD NOT* print - "as" is reset by
>                                 # value assignment since is temporary
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