Re^2: scalar context confusion

In scalar context "@list" evaluates to the number of elements in @list.

I had to view source to see that your quotation marks were outside your code tags. A casual reader might have thought you meant

In scalar context "@list" evaluates to the number of elements in @list.

which would have been incorrect, since in scalar context "@list" (quotes in the expression) evaluates to

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Re^3: scalar context confusion by chromatic (Archbishop) on Feb 28, 2008 at 18:57 UTC
since in scalar context `"@list"` (quotes in the expression) evaluates to Where do you see scalar context in that expression? In scalar context, a string evaluates to a string, because it's a scalar.	[reply] [d/l]