in reply to Re^4: getfile( $filename )
in thread getfile( $filename )

Why not my @result = map scalar(chomp, $_), <$FH>?

That use of scalar gives me the creeps! Isn't this equivalent and less obfuscated?

my @result = map {chomp; $_} <$FH>;

Update: or for that matter whats wrong with chomp(my @result = <$FH>);

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