Re^2: Golf: ROT-n

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perl -we" $_=pop;y/a-z/b-za/for$x(1..pop);print"
syntax error at -e line 1, near "$x("
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Re^3: Golf: ROT-n by borisz (Canon) on Nov 09, 2004 at 21:01 UTC
I know, I asked what is wrong with that line? Boris	[reply]
Re^4: Golf: ROT-n by hardburn (Abbot) on Nov 09, 2004 at 21:27 UTC
The statement-modifier form of for/foreach doesn't allow you to specify a variable. You're forced to either use $_ or use the regular form with curlies. Sucks, don't it? "There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.	[reply]

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