What about a generator() keyword?[*]
push @got, generator /bar/
Where generator keeps applying the EXPR or BLOCK until it runs out of results.
[*] This resembles something that I must have read about in ICON.
<chaim>
>>>>> "TC" == Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
TC> The reason why not is because you're adding a special case hack to
TC> one particular place, rather than promoting a general mechanism
TC> that can be everywhere.
TC> Tell me: which is better and why.
TC> 1) A regex switch to specify scalar context, as in a mythical /r:
TC> push(@got, /bar/r)
TC> 2) A general mechanism, say for example, "scalar":
TC> push(@got, scalar /bar/)
TC> Obviously the "scalar" is better, because it does not require that
TC> a new switch be learnt, nor is its use restricted to pattern matching.
TC> Furthermore, it's inarguably more mnemonic for the sense of "match this
TC> scalarishly".
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