Re^2: execute a string as a function

by marinersk (Priest)

on Aug 06, 2013 at 21:29 UTC ( [id://1048189]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Re^3: execute a string as a function by Anonymous Monk on Aug 07, 2013 at 08:06 UTC
perlsub &NAME(LIST); # Circumvent prototypes. &NAME; # Makes current @_ visible to called subroutine.	[reply]
Re^4: execute a string as a function by Anonymous Monk on Aug 07, 2013 at 08:57 UTC
cute, where are the sideffects? `&unpack_c( $lines[$_] ) ; VERSUS unpack_c( $lines[$_] ) ;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: execute a string as a function by Anonymous Monk on Aug 07, 2013 at 09:38 UTC
As the documentation said, it circumvents prototypes (if any). But the more cromulent reason is that it's the Perl4-style function call syntax which hasn't been needed for almost two decades. (And I think we all can agree on that we want to move past Perl 4.)	[reply]
Re^6: execute a string as a function by marinersk (Priest) on Aug 07, 2013 at 19:59 UTC

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