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Re^5: Is auto-dereferencing worth forcing upgrades to newer versions of Perl?

by xdg (Monsignor)
on Aug 20, 2013 at 19:54 UTC ( [id://1050236]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^4: Is auto-dereferencing worth forcing upgrades to newer versions of Perl?
in thread Is auto-dereferencing worth forcing upgrades to newer versions of Perl?

It doesn't work on unblessed references, which is what the auto-deref feature does work on. (I thought you were referring to autobox.)

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Re^6: Is auto-dereferencing worth forcing upgrades to newer versions of Perl?
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 20, 2013 at 20:05 UTC
    (I thought you were referring to autobox.)

    No. I wouldn't touch autobox with yours let alone my own :)


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