Jonathan Scott Duff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 11:27:10AM -0800, Larry Wall wrote:
>> They are assumed to be declared in alphabetical order. Whoa! you say,
>> that could get confusing. It surely can. But if you're doing
>> something complicated enough that alphabetical order would be
>> confusing, don't use this shorthand.
>
> Alphabetically or asciibetically? I mean, are these functionally
> equivalent?
>
> { $^a - $^A }
> { $^b - $^a }
I'm assuming it can't be strictly asciibetical, given that $^2 sorts
before $^10.
What's happened with C<{ $^_ - $^_ }>? Are those two the same
parameter now? Or two different 'anonymous' parameters?
--
Piers
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a language in
possession of a rich syntax must be in need of a rewrite."
-- Jane Austen?
