> : Okay, I'll rename it to something else -- but I still want
> : it to be called "_uc" in my code and maybe just "u"
> : available to the user. Is this possible?
>
> Yes. You can have another sub call _uc().
>
> sub u {
> return _uc(@_);
> }
>
>
> Subroutines are in the Symbol Table. You could associate
> (I'm not certain that is the correct term) another name with
> this sub using a glob. You can read more about this in Symbol
> Tables section of "perlmod" file of the documentation, but it
> may rob you of some sanity. :)
>
>
> local *convert = \&_uc;
>
> Calling convert() will now do the same as calling _uc().
Neat, thanks!
- B
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