Re^2: what would you like to see in perl5.12?

I'd rather see a match object made available that contains all the information about the match.

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Re^3: what would you like to see in perl5.12? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2009 at 07:30 UTC
Perhaps the object could be `$_[ 0 ]` and `@_[1 .. n]` could be direct aliases to `$1 .. $n`? The correspondance between `$1` and `$_[1]` would make for nice symmetry. 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". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Perhaps the object could be $_[ 0 ] and @_[1 .. n] could be direct aliases to $1 .. $n?

The correspondance between $1 and $_[1] would make for nice symmetry.

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".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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