Re: Not understanding 2 sentences in perldoc

[ikegami]

It means this

my $x = f();
my $y = $x;

can be written as

my $y = my $x = f();

and

my $copy = $str;
$copy =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;

can be written as

( my $copy = $str ) =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;

Update: Added second example.

[LanX]

Very concise! ++

But he asked for lists, so

my @x = f();
my @y = @x;

can be written as

my @y = my @x = f();

update

  DB<39> sub f { 1..3}

  DB<40> my @y = my @x = f(); print"@x,@y"
1 2 3,1 2 3
  DB<41>

[ikegami]

Well, the second passage was about scalar assignment. That's what I focused on. Your example completes the answer by addressing the first passage. Thanks.