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in thread This could have DWIM better

Sounds like it's passing the package/global $_ instead of the lexical $_. I must've missed the memo on "lexical $_".
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Re^4: This could have DWIM better
by ysth (Canon) on Mar 02, 2006 at 18:51 UTC
    It's passing nothing. The bug is that the code calling length should always provide the argument.

    The memo.

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