Re: Re: Re: Re: @_ the default variable?

You mean you can't override shift like you can with other built-in functions (import into CORE:: if memory serves)?

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Re:^5 @_ the default variable? by blakem (Monsignor) on Sep 15, 2001 at 02:50 UTC
correct, you cannot overload `shift` For a complete list of "nonoverloadables" see Re: Overloading Perl's Built-In's. -Blake	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: @_ the default variable? by wog (Curate) on Sep 15, 2001 at 03:14 UTC
Starting with perl version 5.6.1 you can override shift, like you can with other built-ins. As an indication of this `prototype("CORE::shift")` returns `\@` (which seems a little odd considering the default argument... Hmm...)	[reply] [d/l] [select]