since when does scalar context of a list result in a join??? 

  DB<88> p Dumper (('x') x 5)
$VAR1 = 'x';
$VAR2 = 'x';
$VAR3 = 'x';
$VAR4 = 'x';
$VAR5 = 'x';

  DB<89> p Dumper scalar (('x') x 5)
$VAR1 = 'xxxxx';

  DB<90> p Dumper scalar (@x=('x') x 5)
$VAR1 = 5;

  DB<91> p Dumper (scalar qw/x x x x x/)
$VAR1 = 'x';

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mysterious perl ... 8(

Cheers Rolf

UPDATE: 

  DB<97> p Dumper scalar ( (1,2) x 5 )
$VAR1 = '22222';


  DB<98> p Dumper ( (1,2) x 5 )
$VAR1 = 1;
$VAR2 = 2;
$VAR3 = 1;
$VAR4 = 2;
$VAR5 = 1;
$VAR6 = 2;
$VAR7 = 1;
$VAR8 = 2;
$VAR9 = 1;
$VAR10 = 2;

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The scalar is applied to the list before the x-op can act. The parens are ignored...

Thats a bug or a feature?

In reply to Re^4: Operator overloading with returning lists? by LanX
in thread Operator overloading with returning lists? by renormalist

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