# -------------------- # force context # -------------------- sub VOID (&) { print "VOID:\t"; $_[0]->(); return; } sub LIST (&) { print "LIST:\t"; () = $_[0]->(); return; } sub SCALAR (&) { print "SCALAR:\t"; scalar $_[0]->(); return; } # -------------------- # tests # -------------------- sub tst_context { unless (defined wantarray) { print "is void\n"; } elsif (wantarray) { print "is list\n"; } else { print "is scalar\n"; } } SCALAR { tst_context() }; LIST { tst_context() }; VOID { tst_context() }; # -------------------- # implicit_returns # -------------------- sub implicit_returns { print "implicit_returns(@_)\t"; if ($_[0]) { tst_context() # caller's context } else { tst_context() # caller's context } } SCALAR { implicit_returns(1) }; SCALAR { implicit_returns(0) }; LIST { implicit_returns(1) }; LIST { implicit_returns(0) }; VOID { implicit_returns(1) }; VOID { implicit_returns(0) }; # -------------------- # no_implicit_returns # -------------------- sub no_implicit_returns { print "no_implicit_returns(@_)\t"; if ($_[0]) { tst_context() # void context } else { tst_context() # void context } return; # last execution! } SCALAR { no_implicit_returns(1) }; SCALAR { no_implicit_returns(0) }; LIST { no_implicit_returns(1) }; LIST { no_implicit_returns(0) }; VOID { no_implicit_returns(1) }; VOID { no_implicit_returns(0) };