meaning of the following array

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Re: meaning of the following array by Tux (Canon) on Feb 02, 2007 at 07:12 UTC
This is valid if $seq is a reference to an (anounymous) array. This operation dereferences the reference. `my @seq = ( 1 .. 5 ); my $seq = \@seq; # $seq is now a reference/pointer to @seq my @query = @$seq; # @query is now a copy` [download] `my $seq = [ 1 .. 5 ]; # anonymous list my @query = @$seq; # @query is now ( 1 .. 5 )` [download] Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: meaning of the following array by davorg (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2007 at 08:54 UTC
This is valid if $seq is a reference to an (anounymous) array. Surely this is valid if $seq is a reference to any array - it doesn't have to be anonymous. -- <http://dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club." -- Chip Salzenberg	[reply]
Re^3: meaning of the following array by telcontar (Beadle) on Feb 02, 2007 at 11:40 UTC
I would think that's why the "anonymous" part was in brackets?	[reply]
Re^2: meaning of the following array by parv (Parson) on Feb 02, 2007 at 07:42 UTC
`my $seq = [ 1 .. 5 ]; # anonymous list` [download] `[ 1 .. 5 ]` is anonymous array reference, not anonymous list.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: meaning of the following array by davorg (Chancellor) on Feb 02, 2007 at 08:56 UTC
`$seq` contains a reference to an array and `@$seq` deferences that reference and gets you the original array. See perlreftut for more details. -- <http://dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club." -- Chip Salzenberg	[reply]
Re: meaning of the following array by j3 (Friar) on Feb 02, 2007 at 18:41 UTC
The trick is, `@$seq` is actually shorthand for `@{$seq}`.	[reply]