Re: Re: Re: Multiplying together the numers in an array

To be completely honest, *= is just a short hand for

$total = $total * $_;
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It is a holdover from C and is actually pretty useful as shorthand.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Multiplying together the numers in an array by Anomynous Monk (Scribe) on Apr 09, 2004 at 19:39 UTC
Yes, I understand what = does; the point is that `reduce { $a = $b }` produces the same result as `reduce { $a * $b }` and the latter expresses the intention better (but the former is faster).	[reply] [d/l] [select]