On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Gross, Stephan wrote:
> The following script:
> $a ="X";
> $a++;
> print $a;
> $a--;
> print $a;
>
> prints
> Y
> -1
>
> Why does the autoincrement work in the + direction but not in the -? How do
> I get the letter before "Y" back? Is this a Perl bug?
Not exactly. From the Camel Book III, page 91: (in regards to
autoincrement being magical with strings in this manner) "The
autodecrement operator, however, is not magical, and we have no plans to
make it so". Of course, no reason is given as to why... :-)
-- Brett
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