Re^2: passing array of args to prototyped subs

Fine. I was under the impression that Perl prototypes were still minimally useful. I expected the compiler to check that f2 has 2 scalar args WHEN FEASIBLE (e.g. when the call is f2 ($a, $b, $c)) and ignore the prototype when compile-time checking is unfeasible. I guess it's too much.

Your link to a reply in another thread only proves that you can defeat compile-time prototype checking via using &f. however indirectly (which I knew)

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Re^3: passing array of args to prototyped subs by tobyink (Canon) on Sep 10, 2013 at 09:09 UTC
Prototypes are useful; they're just not useful for checking the number and type of arguments to a function. `use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name` div class=	[reply]