#!/usr/bin/env perl use v5.36; use autodie; print "'print'\n"; print STDOUT "'print STDOUT'\n"; print STDERR "'print STDERR'\n"; STDOUT->print("STDOUT->print\n"); STDERR->print("STDERR->print\n"); my $dummy_output = 'test_indirect.out'; { open my $fh, '>', $dummy_output; print $fh "print \$fh\n"; system cat => $dummy_output; } { open my $fh, '>', $dummy_output; $fh->print("\$fh->print\n"); system cat => $dummy_output; } { my %file_handles; open $file_handles{test}, '>', $dummy_output; $file_handles{test}->print("\$file_handles{test}\n"); system cat => $dummy_output; } { my %file_handles; open $file_handles{test}, '>', $dummy_output; print {$file_handles{test}} "print {\$file_handles{test}}\n"; system cat => $dummy_output; } #{ # my %file_handles; # open $file_handles{test}, '>', $dummy_output; # print $file_handles{test} "print \$file_handles{test}\n"; # system cat => $dummy_output; #} use IO::File; { my $fh = IO::File::->new($dummy_output, '>'); print $fh "IO::File: print \$fh\n"; system cat => $dummy_output; } { my $fh = IO::File::->new($dummy_output, '>'); $fh->print("IO::File: \$fh->print\n"); system cat => $dummy_output; } { #use feature 'indirect'; my $fh = new IO::File($dummy_output, '>'); $fh->print("indirect! IO::File: \$fh->print\n"); system cat => $dummy_output; } #### $ ./test_indirect.pl Bareword found where operator expected at ./test_indirect.pl line 63, near "new IO::File" (Do you need to predeclare new?) syntax error at ./test_indirect.pl line 63, near "new IO::File" Global symbol "$fh" requires explicit package name (did you forget to declare "my $fh"?) at ./test_indirect.pl line 64. Execution of ./test_indirect.pl aborted due to compilation errors. #### $ ./test_indirect.pl 'print' 'print STDOUT' 'print STDERR' STDOUT->print STDERR->print print $fh $fh->print $file_handles{test} print {$file_handles{test}} IO::File: print $fh IO::File: $fh->print indirect! IO::File: $fh->print #### $ ./test_indirect.pl 2> /dev/null 'print' 'print STDOUT' STDOUT->print print $fh $fh->print $file_handles{test} print {$file_handles{test}} IO::File: print $fh IO::File: $fh->print indirect! IO::File: $fh->print #### $ ./test_indirect.pl 1> /dev/null 'print STDERR' STDERR->print #### $ ./test_indirect.pl String found where operator expected at ./test_indirect.pl line 43, near "} "print \$file_handles{test}\n"" (Missing operator before "print \$file_handles{test}\n"?) syntax error at ./test_indirect.pl line 43, near "} "print \$file_handles{test}\n"" BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at ./test_indirect.pl line 47.