Re^2: syntax for calling a function

&foo; sub foo { print "Hello\n" }
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~~Don't forget that the following calls are identical~~:

&foo;
&foo(@_);
foo(@_);
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Therefore, &foo; should be used with care (passing @_ explicitly is much more friendly, IMHO).

Update: chromatic is right, I should've checked perlsub before posting.

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Re^3: syntax for calling a function by chromatic (Archbishop) on Jun 27, 2008 at 19:11 UTC
Don't forget that the following calls are identical: They aren't, though. The leading `&` explicitly bypasses any prototype checking. `&foo(@_)` may be very different from `foo(@_)`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]