RE: RE: A minor epiphany with grep and map

in reply to RE: A minor epiphany with grep and map
in thread A minor epiphany with grep and map

@$self->{ITEMS}
@$x->{y}
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$self->{ITEMS} (or $x->{y}) returns a reference or pointer to an array of values. The @-operator dereferences it to be used by the map and grep functions.

This could have been much more clearly written as:

@{ $x->{y} }

But if wishes were fishes... :) My point is that there's nothing magical about this, and doesn't really require an "examination."

Hope this helps, or at least makes sense with all that chaos out there.

Alakaboo
I am the lurker that spams in the night.

(UPDATE: I understand what chip is saying, and I'm not trying to be a smartass. I think he's reading into the code a little too deeply. Just wanted to clarify things for some of the less experienced readers. :P)

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