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Re^4: Get fullpath of file using grepby jmacloue (Beadle) |
on Jan 29, 2015 at 15:08 UTC ( [id://1114921]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Good point. However I don't think breaking this rule here is so harmful. As far as I get it, the advice is more relevant for grep {...} @args case when we might need the @args array later in our code. If we mess up $_ in {...} block this leads to unexpected behaviour, and thus let's play it safe. Another reason for this rule may be to keep in mind that grep() is intended as a filtering function rather then mapping one, but, ahem, we do open ... or die ... on a daily basis despite or being a logical operator and not a control flow statement. In this case, the grep argument is thrown away immediately so no harm done. It may not look like a textbook example but it does the job, and to my taste is reasonably more readable. PS Actually it's one of the quirks of being self-taught from practice rather than books - I didn't know of this rule and the book itself. But beware of dogmas - don't just follow rules blindly, try to understand them.
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