Re^5: compiling perl scripts aka why is perl not as fast as C

[Hue-Bond]

in reply to Re^4: compiling perl scripts aka why is perl not as fast as C
in thread compiling perl scripts aka why is perl not as fast as C

@array acts like a function. It takes an arg and returns a value based on the input and context.

Excuse me but, what would be the argument?

[ikegami]

The array / array name / pad slot

sub array {
   my ($self) = @_;
   wantarray ? $self->length : $self->contents
}