[perl #38955] exists(): error message on wrong argument type is incorrect (5.8.7 cygwin)

On Thu Apr 20 15:31:19 2006, jeremyhetzler@gmail.com wrote:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> The error message when passing exists() a wrong argument type is:
> 
>   $ perl -e'exists $foo'
>   exists argument is not a HASH or ARRAY element at -e line 1.
> 
[...]
> 
> However, the argument to exists can legitimately also be a subroutine
> name:
> 
>   $ perl -e'exists &foo'
> 
> The docs correctly state that the argument can be any of a hash
> element,
> an array element, or a subroutine name.
> 
> The error message should be:
>   exists argument is not a HASH or ARRAY element or subroutine name at
> -e line 1.
 
[...]


Patch that changes the error message to:
  'exists argument is not a HASH or ARRAY element or a subroutine' 
attached.

• [perl #38955] exists(): error message on wrong argument type is incorrect (5.8.7 cygwin) by Bram via RT
• Re: [perl #38955] exists(): error message on wrong argument type is incorrect (5.8.7 cygwin) by Rafael Garcia-Suarez