Re: Perl allows you to change the definition of false to make it true. (And vice versa.)

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Re^2: Perl allows you to change the definition of false to make it true. (And vice versa.) by tobyink (Canon) on Dec 12, 2012 at 20:38 UTC
I discovered the trick perusing boolean which uses it to good effect. It makes boolean expressions such as `"foo" eq "bar"` return boolean objects (which in turn overload boolification). The net effect is to give Perl a boolean type. `perl -E'sub Monkey::do{say$_,for@_,do{($monkey=[caller(0)]->[3])=~s{::}{ }and$monkey}}"Monkey say"->Monkey::do'`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Perl allows you to change the definition of false to make it true. (And vice versa.) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 12, 2012 at 22:09 UTC
boolean which uses it to good effect. It makes boolean expressions such as "foo" eq "bar" return boolean objects Sounds like a great way to burn cycles for no good reason. All someone needs to do now is wrap boolean over in a Moose wrapper and we can all compute like it was 1984 :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP Neil Armstrong	[reply]
Re^3: Perl allows you to change the definition of false to make it true. (And vice versa.) (boolean.pm) by tye (Sage) on Dec 12, 2012 at 22:39 UTC
`do &maybe if boolean($value)->isTrue;` [download] Surely he meant: `do &maybe if boolean( true eq boolean($value)->isTrue() )->isTrue();` [download] (: - tye	[reply] [d/l] [select]