Re^3: Scalar assignment with loop iterator considered bad?

Fair enough

$var = join( ', ', @columns ) . ', ';
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Re^4: Scalar assignment with loop iterator considered bad? by Xaositect (Friar) on Jul 22, 2005 at 20:12 UTC
Of course, we still have an extra comma-space if `@columns` is empty... Arg. Sorry, couldn't resist. :) Xaositect - Whitepages.com	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Scalar assignment with loop iterator considered bad? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 22, 2005 at 20:23 UTC
Which is why I'd probably defer adding the trailing comma until I knew I was actually going to add something else: `$var .= join ', ', @stuff; $var .= ', ' . 'more stuff' if $moreStuffNeeded;` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal? "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The "good enough" maybe good enough for the now, and perfection maybe unobtainable, but that should not preclude us from striving for perfection, when time, circumstance or desire allow.	[reply] [d/l]