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ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Date:
November 29, 2022 02:21
Subject:
Re: What is this "\t"?
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132a4b88-8fdf-bd25-815c-66851cdefaf5@zoho.com
On 11/28/22 17:40, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Sigilless variable
> https://docs.raku.org/language/glossary#Sigilless_variable
>
> Sigilless variables are actually aliases to the
> value it is assigned to them, since they are
> not containers. Once you assign a sigilless
> variable (using the escape \), its value cannot
> be changed.
Not to beat a dead horse, but when does that stop me!
"\" escape to a beginner means to escape the
following character
> say "\$x"
$x
> print '\\abc\:\:' ~ "\n"
\abc\:\:
So without a proper sigil explanation for
beginners, "using the escape \" means nothing.
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