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<node id="989813" title="Why does reverse in list context operate on () instead of @_ or @ARGV" created="2012-08-26 08:25:59" updated="2012-08-26 08:25:59">
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perlquestion</type>
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Anonymous Monk</author>
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&lt;p&gt; Why does reverse in list context operate on () instead of @_ or @ARGV? &lt;c&gt;
my $scalar = reverse; # reverse($_)
my @list   = reverse; # reverse()
&lt;/c&gt;
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20</field>
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