On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 08:03:24AM -0500, Ryan Frantz wrote: > Perlers, > > I just got a copy of Intermediate Perl (the updated version of Learning > Perl Objects, References, and Modules, aka Alpaca) and started reading. > I've been coding Perl for about 18 months now and every time I see '$_' > I immediately understand its use in the context of the code, but I don't > know its name. I realized this after reading over example code in the > Alpaca and it got me to wondering: _Is_ there a name for '$_' ? For > example, when I see '#!', I read 'shebang' and it rolls off the tongue, > but 'dollar underscore' is clumsy. Does anyone know if a name exists? > If not, do any of you have pet name for it? > > I know this is a whimsical (and possibly esoteric) question but I > figured it might generate some fun threads.
I tend to call it "implicit scalar". -- Chad Perrin [ CCD CopyWrite | http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "A script is what you give the actors. A program is what you give the audience." - Larry Wall -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
