Re: Pick a single item from a sub's return list

Indexing a list needs parens:

sub giveList{ 1 .. 10 };;

print +( giveList() )[ 2 ];;
3
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Note: the unary + is to avoid the intensely annoying: print (...) interpreted as function ...

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Re^2: Pick a single item from a sub's return list by roho (Bishop) on Oct 31, 2015 at 12:41 UTC
A bit OT, but I have always wondered why you end statements with 2 semi-colons. I know there's nothing syntactically wrong with it. "Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."	[reply]
Re^3: Pick a single item from a sub's return list by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Oct 31, 2015 at 13:01 UTC
My REPL accepts multiple input lines by the expedient of accumulating them until a line is ended with a double semicolon. An unedited C&P from my REPL: `[0] Perl> sub giveList { return 1 .. 10; } print +( giveList() )[ 2 ]; ;; 3 [0] Perl>` [download] With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]