Re^9: Try::Tiny and -E

That's because print is a very special beast which allows an unusual print FH @args syntax.

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~$ perl
use warnings;
sub shift {}
shift;
__END__
Ambiguous call resolved as CORE::shift(), qualify as such or use & at 
+- line 4.
~$
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Other languages like Javascript block the use of built-ins as function names. This could be a solution for the case print and similar commands.

Cheers Rolf
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Re^10: Try::Tiny and -E by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2025 at 05:06 UTC
But so is `try`. The difference between `print` and `shift` is that `print` can't be prototyped. The same goes for `try` since it's not even a function but a keyword like `while`. `$ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' shift ;\@ $ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' print [undef] $ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' try [undef]` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^10: Try::Tiny and -E
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2025 at 05:06 UTC

But so is try.

The difference between print and shift is that print can't be prototyped. The same goes for try since it's not even a function but a keyword like while.

$ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' shift
;\@

$ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' print
[undef]

$ perl -Mv5.40 -e'say prototype "CORE::$ARGV[0]" // "[undef]"' try
[undef]
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