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Re: [perl #80628] [PATCH] __SUB__

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demerphq
Date:
December 13, 2010 08:26
Subject:
Re: [perl #80628] [PATCH] __SUB__
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On 13 December 2010 17:09, Eric Brine <ikegami@adaelis.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> wrote:
>
>> [Quoting Eric Brine, on December 13 2010, 02:51, in "Re: [perl #80628] [P"]
>> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > More important is whether it is a keyword, or a compile time constant
>> > > like __FILE__ and __LINE__.
>> > >
>> > > -- Johan
>> > >
>> >
>> > As proposed, it's not constant.
>>
>> Then please do not call it __SUB__.
>>
>> What would be the difference with (caller(0))[3] ?
>>
>
> caller[3] doesn't work for anon subs.
>
>> perl -E"sub { say( (caller(0))[3] ) }->()"
> main::__ANON__
>
> It was specifically proposed that __SUB__ would return a reference in at
> least that case.

It seen's to me that it MUST return a reference in ALL situations.

cheers,
Yves


-- 
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