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Me? I want the colon operator CGI:new:param('colon');

But seriously, I don't mind . in other languages, but in perl? It makes me queasy

OTOH, what would be safe dereference?

-. $rock-.()-.the-.kasbah(); $rock-. ()-. the-. kasbah();
~. $rock~.()~.the~.kasbah(); $rock~. ()~. the~. kasbah();
&. $rock&.()&.the&.kasbah(); $rock&. ()&. the&. kasbah();
?. $rock?.()?.the?.kasbah(); $rock?. ()?. the?. kasbah();
+. $rock+.()+.the+.kasbah(); $rock+. ()+. the+. kasbah();
!. $rock!.()!.the!.kasbah(); $rock!. ()!. the!. kasbah();
-.. $rock-..()-..the-..kasbah(); $rock-.. ()-.. the-.. kasbah();
-.-. $rock-.-.()-.-.the-.-.kasbah(); $rock-.-.()-.-.the-.-. kasbah();
==. $rock==.()==.the==.kasbah(); $rock==. ()==. the==. kasbah();
?-. $rock?-.()?-.the?-.kasbah(); $rock?-. ()?-. the?-. kasbah();
-.? $rock-.?()-.?the-.?kasbah(); $rock-.? ()-.? the-.? kasbah();
&-. $rock&-.()&-.the&-.kasbah(); $rock&-. ()&-. the&-. kasbah();
&&-. $rock&&-.()&&-.the&&-.kasbah(); $rock&&-.()&&-.the&&-. kasbah();
-&. $rock-&.()-&.the-&.kasbah(); $rock-&. ()-&. the-&. kasbah();
-&&. $rock-&&.()-&&.the-&&.kasbah(); $rock-&&.()-&&.the-&&. kasbah();
-.& $rock-.&()-.&the-.&kasbah(); $rock-.& ()-.& the-.& kasbah();
-.&& $rock-.&&()-.&&the-.&&kasbah(); $rock-.&&()-.&&the-.&& kasbah();
-=. $rock-=.()-=.the-=.kasbah(); $rock-=. ()-=. the-=. kasbah();
=-. $rock=-.()=-.the=-.kasbah(); $rock=-. ()=-. the=-. kasbah();
?. $rock?.()?.the?.kasbah(); $rock?. ()?. the?. kasbah();
?-. $rock?-.()?-.the?-.kasbah(); $rock?-. ()?-. the?-. kasbah();
?-.: $rock?-.:()?-.:the?-.:kasbah(); $rock?-.:()?-.:the?-.: kasbah();
~.: $rock~.:()~.:the~.:kasbah(); $rock~.: ()~.: the~.: kasbah();

$f.{a}.{b}.{c}
$f->{a}->{b}->{c}
$f->{a}{b}{c}
$$f->{a}{b}{c}
$f.{a}{b}{c}
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I hope I muddied the waters some :)

In reply to Re: Thoughts on replacing -> with . (safe dereference) by Anonymous Monk
in thread Thoughts on replacing -> with . by Aaronrp

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