362:                    #|| ! eval &checkLocation($cruLoc) ) {
371:                    # || ! eval &checkLocation($carLoc) ) {
380:                    # || ! eval &checkLocation($submLoc) ) {
400:                    if ( ! eval &checkLocation($cruLoc) ) { 
407:                    if ( ! eval &checkLocation($carLoc) ) {
414:                    if ( ! eval &checkLocation($submLoc) ) {
494:    if ( ! eval &checkAILocation($cruLoc) ) {
497:    if ( ! eval &checkAILocation($carLoc) ) {
500:    if ( ! eval &checkAILocation($carLoc) ) {
561:            while ( eval &checkAILocation($newRandomLocation) ) {
569:            if ( ! eval &checkAILocation($newRandomLocation) ) {
826:                                    if ( eval &checkLocation($newC
+oor) ) {

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Both checkLocation and checkAILocation return either 0 or 1 so the use of eval is definitely NOT required!!

Also, the ampersands are not required on function calls.

In reply to Re: Another perl battleship by jwkrahn
in thread Another perl battleship by spesk

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