I can make it work with while. I'm just a monkeyboy, so I have no idea why it works. Anyways:

package main;

my $quux = LuckyDeck->new(0..9);
print 'List Context',$/;
while (<$quux>) {
    print $_;
}
print $/;

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Or, putting the while in the same style as the rest of the program:

print while <$quux>;

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Would somebody smart like to explain why while works, but for doesn't?

Update: Drank some more coffee, realized that wasn't really the question. Back to the drawing board ...

Update: Okay, I am stumped (which isn't a major news item itself ;-) ). I have found no way to convince LuckyDraw that I wantarray. List assignment and while both come up in a scalar context. Where is the oddity coming from? Overload? The iterator <> operator? Does perl have a hangover today?

"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure."-- Mark Twain

In reply to Re: Overloading for List Context by webfiend
in thread Overloading for List Context by Zaxo

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