Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references

On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 03:57:30PM +0100, "Orton, Yves" <yves.orton@de.mci.com> wrote:
> > It might also be worth mentioning Scalar::Util's reftype() and blessed()
> > which are unambiguous in their functionality and often what people really
> > should be using mean when use ref(),
> 
> Arguably ref() should be deprecated and blessed() and reftype() moved into
> core. isa() is an unsatisfactory means of determing variable type, as is
> ref().

One awkward difference is that ref returns '' for a non-reference while
reftype returns undef.
 
> Also, as the pseudo-class Regexp is actually a core class facilitated by
> magic it should not return SCALAR as its reftype. IMO it should return REGEX
> instead. (And it should be possible to strigify it when blessed without
> reblessing it into the class 'Regexp'. I have a patch for Scalar::Util to do
> this, but its odd to me that the core logic doesnt handle this more
> smoothly.)

That last part was fixed in 5.8.1 and blead.

• [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Abigail
• RE: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Orton, Yves
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Fergal Daly
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by fergal@esatclear.ie
• [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Tom Christiansen
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Gisle Aas
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Casey West
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Graham Barr
• Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Nick Ing-Simmons
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Abigail
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Rafael Garcia-Suarez
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Abigail
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Graham Barr
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Gisle Aas
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Graham Barr
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Gisle Aas
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Nick Ing-Simmons
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by hv
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by schwern
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Graham Barr
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Gisle Aas
• Re: [PATCH pod/perlfunc.pod] ref can return false on references by Rafael Garcia-Suarez