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On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 23:11:38 +0800
Tom Molesworth via perl5-porters <perl5-porters@perl.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at 22:50, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
> <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > I propose the addition of a new perlvar; perhaps named
> >
> > {
> > local ${^OUTPUT_HANDLE} = $newh;
> > print "Things";
> > }
> >
>
> Wouldn't the existing STDOUT local() support be more clear for this
> case? It also has the advantage of working equivalently for
> STDERR/warn:
>
> {
> local *STDOUT = $newh;
> print "Redirected";
> }
> {
> local *STDERR = $newh;
> warn "Also redirected";
> }
>
> Or is this aimed more at format-related functionality?
Wow. I had actually forgotten you can do that.
Turns out that's perfectly fine for my use-case, which was a small
unit-test around a print'ing method. I shall do that instead.
The prosecution rests, your Honour.
--
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans
leonerd@leonerd.org.uk | https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS
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