[svn:perl6-synopsis] r9435 - doc/trunk/design/syn

Author: audreyt
Date: Sat Jun  3 05:49:52 2006
New Revision: 9435

Modified:
   doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod

Log:
* S04 - Change this example:

    if -e { say "exists" } { extra() }

  to this:

    if rand { say "exists" } { extra() }

  Because bare "-e" may be removed along with all $_-defaulting forms
  (to be replaced by .-e), but bare "rand" defaults to 1, and as such
  should probably be still there.


Modified: doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod
==============================================================================
--- doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod	(original)
+++ doc/trunk/design/syn/S04.pod	Sat Jun  3 05:49:52 2006
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
   Maintainer: Larry Wall <larry@wall.org>
   Date: 19 Aug 2004
-  Last Modified: 5 May 2006
+  Last Modified: 3 June 2006
   Number: 4
-  Version: 20
+  Version: 21
 
 This document summarizes Apocalypse 4, which covers the block and
 statement syntax of Perl.
@@ -638,18 +638,18 @@
 in front of it will be taken as terminating the conditional, even if
 the conditional expression could take another argument.  Therefore
 
-    if -e { say "exists" } { extra() }
-    if -e -> $x { say "exists" } { extra() }
+    if rand { say "exists" } { extra() }
+    if rand -> $x { say "exists" } { extra() }
 
 is always parsed as
 
-    if (-e) { say "exists" }; { extra() }
-    if (-e) -> $x { say "exists" }; { extra() }
+    if (rand) { say "exists" }; { extra() }
+    if (rand) -> $x { say "exists" }; { extra() }
 
 rather than
 
-    if (-e { say "exists" }) { extra() }
-    if (-e (-> $x { say "exists" })) { extra() }
+    if (rand { say "exists" }) { extra() }
+    if (rand (-> $x { say "exists" })) { extra() }
 
 Apart from that, it is illegal to use a bare closure where an
 operator is expected.  (Remove the whitespace if you wish it to be

• [svn:perl6-synopsis] r9435 - doc/trunk/design/syn by audreyt