Because << >> is a double-quoted index (same as quote words «»), so it
interpolates the variable. <> is a single-quoted string, so it doesn't
interpolate.
But what you really want here is %x{$z}, so you don't bother with string
interpolation at all, and pass the String variable directly.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 11:59 PM ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Why does `$y =%x<<$z>>` work in the following and
> `$y =%x<$z>` and `$y =%x<"$z"> do not work?
>
> $ p6 'my Str %x=("Jan"=>"01", "Feb"=>"02");
> my Str $z="Jan";
> my $y =%x<<$z>>;
> say "$y";'
> 01
>
> Why did I get it right?
>
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
