Re: Using 'Shift' in subroutine argument

Hi,

A subroutine's arguments come in via the special @_ array. The shift without an argument defaults to @_.

for example,

sub emp { 
  $name = shift; 
  $id = shift; 
  print "name, $name, id $id"; 
} 
&emp('abc', 10); 
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Re^2: Using 'Shift' in subroutine argument by GrandFather (Saint) on Nov 02, 2007 at 18:43 UTC
The shift without an argument defaults to @_. except in main scope (outside a sub) where shift operates on @ARGV by default. Consider: `perl -e "print shift" wibble` [download] Prints: `wibble` [download] Perl is environmentally friendly - it saves trees	[reply] [d/l] [select]