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From:
Zefram
Date:
August 20, 2013 17:39
Subject:
Re: postfix dereference syntax
Message ID:
20130820173852.GP31643@fysh.org
Eric Brine wrote:
>$ can return a list of scalars in addition to a scalar.

I think you're getting confused about what the sigil applies to.  $foo or
${...} always represents a scalar, never a list.  In "$foo->bar", the $
sigil applies to the "$foo" part, and accurately indicates that it is
a scalar.  That the "bar" method can return a list doesn't invalidate
the consistency of the sigil's meaning.

-zefram

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