Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r13567 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2007-02-03 Thread Dr.Ruud
Larry Wall schreef: > Dr.Ruud wrote: >> I would expect >> >> %hash.exists{$key} > > Except $foo.bar{$key} is interpreted as $foo.bar().{$key}. Things > like "exists" and "delete" need to evaluate the key before calling > the method in question, not after. OK. >> with the shortcut >> >> %has

Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r13567 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2007-02-02 Thread Larry Wall
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 08:14:53PM +0100, Dr.Ruud wrote: : I would expect : : %hash.exists{$key} : Except $foo.bar{$key} is interpreted as $foo.bar().{$key}. Things like "exists" and "delete" need to evaluate the key before calling the method in question, not after. : with the shortcut : :

Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r13567 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2007-02-02 Thread Dr.Ruud
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: > Just glad someone's reading these things... Of course we are. But it is hard to react when the syntax isn't in your muscle memory yet. >From r13565: > +%hash.:exists{$key} I would expect %hash.exists{$key} with the shortcut %hash.:{$key} to test (at ru