Re: When do subs get overridden?

You missed ~~one more way~~ two ways of calling main::q

print ::q("this isn't printed either"),$/;
print &q("me either"),$/;
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Update: added second line of code and this:
If I read the docs correctly, you should be able to override the built-ins by using prototypes. And I had better shut up before I give away all my obfu secrets ;-)

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Re^2: When do subs get overridden? by LAI (Hermit) on Apr 03, 2003 at 21:29 UTC
I know there's different ways of calling `main::q`. What I'd like to do, though, is to override the builtin `q` so that I can call `main::q` with a plain ol' `q()`. Actually, no. I don't want to do that, I want to know how to do that, if possible. I actually have no plans to override builtins for any purpose, but I'm just curious as to if and how it's possible. LAI `__END__`	[reply] [d/l] [select]