Thanks, on both points. Come to think of it, you hardly ever *want*
to pass an aggregate by value, so automatic aliasing ("raw" access)
makes sense as a default.
On 12/8/19, Brad Gilbert <b2gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Either use `rw` or `raw`
>
> Use `rw` if you need it to be mutable.
>
> Use `raw` if you just want to make sure you are getting the actual
> variable.
>
> That really only applies to `$` parameters though.
>
> ---
>
> `@` and `%` parameters are `raw` already.
>
> sub pop-random( @_ ) {
> @_.splice( (0..@_.elems).pick, 1 )
> }
>
> my @deck = 1..10;
> say pop-random @deck; # 7
> say @deck; # [1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10]
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 1:26 PM Joseph Brenner <doom...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What's the sub signature incantation to
>> pass-by-reference do you can act directly
>> on the structure passed in without juggling
>> an alias yourself?
>>
>> # deal from middle
>> my $card = pop_random( @deck );
>>
>
