I search for a way to list parameter to a function nicely.

function(
  aa => otherfunction(),
  bb => anotherone()
);
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but sometimes these functions return a list even if I'm only interested in the scalar value. so I write:

function(
  aa => otherfunction(),
  bb => scalar( anotherone() )
);
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or

function(
  aa => otherfunction(),
  bb => anotherone() || ''
);
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but scalar() is a bit ugly and || something may change my return value. So I end up in using scalar or

my $another = anotherone(); 
<code>
function(
  aa => otherfunction(),
  bb => $anotherone
);
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I just search for a nicer look for a scalar like function. Using a sub ss ($) { $_[0] } is not a real option for me. But perhaps something other can provide the same functionality.

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