>>>>> "SHC" == Shawn H Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com> writes:
SHC> You're right. I keep forgetting the lhs's can have side effects too. SHC> But consider: SHC> perl -le '$x=7;$x*=2+3;print $x' SHC> vs. SHC> perl -le '$x=7;$x=$x*2+3;print $x' that has nothing to do with the left hand side. it is just part of the effect of *= where the right side is evaluated in its entirety and then * with the left side. that is one point of the op= ops, the right side is an entire expression which is then applied to the left side with the op. parsing it as the op is there on the right would also break the other rule of the op= which is the left side is only evaluated one time. this is critical for speed (saving deep reference lookups) or multiple accesses (tied vars). uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
