Re^2: why avoid & on function call (updated x 3)

defined &func, exists &func, and goto &func (distinct from the troublesome goto LABEL) are some other examples when you would use the ampersand to refer to a named function. -Dan

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Re^3: why avoid & on function call (updated x 3) by LanX (Saint) on Dec 28, 2020 at 20:14 UTC
> are some other examples when you would use the ampersand to refer to a named function. goto was already mentioned :) > > ²) some built-ins require & with named subs as arguments, like goto, map , grep , sort Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]