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On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 04:27:12PM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> "M.J.T. Guy" <mjtg@cus.cam.ac.uk> writes:
>
> > Once you've accepted @x->[2] as a shorthand for (\@x)->[2],
>
> I know a much better shorthand for (\@x)->[2]: $x[2].
>
> > these are all features.
>
> Even: print scalar(@cast)->{age}->{name}; \N{GREAT QUESTIONMARK}
The -> operator already puts its left hand operand in scalar context, so
the explicit call to scalar is redundant.
Compare to:
@x+7
scalar(@x)+7
Ronald