Re: logic question

2001-10-01 Thread Michael Fowler
On Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 12:46:21PM +0200, birgit kellner wrote: > Yes, I actually don't really understand these calls. What do the braces do? > $regexp_func[$field] would be the array element number $field of > @regexp_func. Yes. > Do the braces ensure that the variable is interpolated, to th

Re: logic question

2001-10-01 Thread Peter Scott
At 12:46 PM 10/1/01 +0200, birgit kellner wrote: >>Whoever wrote the original code should not have tried to compress it that >>much. The subroutine calls (&{$regexp_func[$field]}) are bad enough. > >Yes, I actually don't really understand these calls. What do the braces >do? $regexp_func[$field]

Re: logic question

2001-10-01 Thread birgit kellner
thanks to all who helped me better understand this condensed bit of code. --On Montag, 01. Oktober 2001 01:06 -0800 Michael Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoever wrote the original code should not have tried to compress it that > much. The subroutine calls (&{$regexp_func[$field]}) are b

Re: logic question

2001-10-01 Thread Michael Fowler
On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 03:24:11PM +0200, birgit kellner wrote: > $in{'ma'} ? ($key_match = ($key_match or &{$regexp_func[$field]})) : > (&{$regexp_func[$field]} or next LINE); Perhaps expanding it out a bit more would ease your understanding: if ($in{'ma'}) { if ($key_match) {