So, perlop says that $a++ is magical. I like it's magic, and it would be fantastically convienent if there was a way to make $a+1 magical. I've been banging my head on my desk trying to figure this one out. I've included what I tried to do (except for some of the regex disasters), but I'm sure there must be a better way.

#$a=(--(($a++)++));            #ugly, and doesn't compile

sub mag1{                      #works, but still not pretty.
  $b=shift;
  ++$b;
}

$a = "07";
$a++;
print "should be 08: $a\n";
$a = $a + 1;
print "should be 09: $a\n";

#####OUTPUT
should be 08: 08
should be 09: 9

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In reply to Squeezing $a+1 to be magical like $a++ by coolmichael

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