Re: Re: list vs array context: odd error message...

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Re: Re: Re: list vs array context: odd error message... by merlyn (Sage) on Dec 16, 2000 at 04:50 UTC
It's not identical if there's already something in the hash element. It reuses any existing hashref pointer, and may even fail if there's an arrayref or something else there instead. That's why I prefer avoiding the `@{$foo[bar]} = ...` forms, opting instead for the `$foo[bar] = [...]` forms as being much safer. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Re: Re: list vs array context: odd error message... by Hot Pastrami (Monk) on Dec 16, 2000 at 04:52 UTC
Oh yes, I see. Thanks. Hot Pastrami	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: list vs array context: odd error message... by swiftone (Curate) on Dec 16, 2000 at 04:51 UTC
It does indeed accomplish the same thing, but it obfuscates what you're doing. (You dereference your lvalue, while I make a references of the rvalue). As proof, I wasn't sure your way worked until I tested it. :) To each his own.	[reply]