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2022-1-20 16:15 Dan Book <grinnz@gmail.com> wrote:
For the cases specified in this thread, yes:
>
> * if you want to allow for more arguments to be provided or added to the
> API at a later date
> * if you want to count the number of arguments provided
> * if you want to conveniently pass the set of arguments on to another
> function
>
> -Dan
>
If we want the number of arguments, we can make the array arguments with
signatures.
[Before]
sub foo {
my $first = shift;
if (@_ > 0) {
# ...
}
}
[After]
sub foo ($first, @rest) {
if (@rest > 0) {
# ...
}
}
This is not so bad.
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