Damian Conway wrote:
>
> Michael Lazzaro wrote:
>
> > How would you do something like:
> >
> > (@foo,@bar,@zap) := classify { /foo/ ;; /bar/ ;; /zap/ } @source;
>
> Since I don't understand what that's supposed to do, I probably *wouldn't*
> do something like it. What effect are you trying to achieve?
Sorry. A shorthand for:
for @source {
given {
when /foo/ { push @foo, $_ }
when /bar/ { push @bar, $_ }
when /zap/ { push @zap, $_ }
}
}
.... that "classifies" (or "parts") @source according to the results of a
series of tests, not just one.
MikeL
