Re: Perl 6 version of cheatsheet

I may just be 'not getting it' as usual, but shouldn't the line:


element: @array[0]     %hash{'a'}
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instead be:


element: $array[0]     $hash{'a'}
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Or is that a Perl 6 change?

Thanks,
xenchu

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Re^2: Perl 6 version of cheatsheet by adrianh (Chancellor) on Nov 16, 2003 at 21:48 UTC
It's a Perl 6 change :-)	[reply]
Re^3: Perl 6 version of cheatsheet by ysth (Canon) on Nov 16, 2003 at 22:06 UTC
To be more verbose, in perl6 the sigils become part of the variable name. Everywhere you talk about @array, it will have the '@'. $array[5] instead is the 5th element of the array whose array ref is stored in the scalar $array ($array->[5] in perl5-speak.).	[reply]
Re^4: Perl 6 version of cheatsheet by rvosa (Curate) on Sep 01, 2005 at 09:49 UTC
I have to say: keeping the same sigil regardless of whether you're accessing elements or the whole thing is going to be very helpful for newcomers.	[reply]