in reply to Re: There's scalar(), but no list(). Perl could need one for rare but reasonable use
in thread There's scalar(), but no list(). Perl could need one for rare but reasonable use

The fact that a list of scalars isn't a scalar isn't an inconsistency, and it's not a factor of its age.

Can you return multiple values from a Perl 6 sub? Can you assign those multiple values to one variable? How does one specify which value to get from that variable?

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