Re: [SLUG] Re: Perl Q

[Rick Welykochy <rick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Russell Davies wrote:
> 
> ; apparently not. from perlref(1p):
> ;
> ;            Note that taking a reference to an enumerated list is
> ;            not the same as using square brackets--instead it's
> ;            the same as creating a list of references!
> ;
> ;                @list = (\$a, \@b, \%c);
> ;                @list = \($a, @b, %c);      # same thing!
> ;
> ; (i thought the same as you too)
> 
> you dared doubt me?! infidels! ;)

That's quite K3W1!  !\() is distributive!

Thanks, Russell. You've demonstrated perl's real power.

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	I had assumed the obvious
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