quick amateurish question

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Re: quick amateurish question by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 22, 2008 at 20:47 UTC
A callback function is a function you pass to another function, such as `visitor` in the following example: `$tree->visit(\&visitor);` [download] Since you can't get a reference to `system`, you can't pass a reference to `system`, so you couldn't use it as a callback even if it made sense to do so.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: quick amateurish question by Fletch (Bishop) on Oct 22, 2008 at 21:14 UTC
Not by foldoc's definition (or any common definition I'm aware of), no. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
quick amateurish answer by JavaFan (Canon) on Oct 22, 2008 at 20:47 UTC
No.	[reply]
Re: quick amateurish question by Illuminatus (Curate) on Oct 22, 2008 at 20:48 UTC
I don't think your question makes sense. A 'callback' is something supported by an application. It is function provided via an API that will be invoked when some condition is met.	[reply]
Re^2: quick amateurish question by PerlZealot (Acolyte) on Oct 24, 2008 at 15:13 UTC
I think maybe I am lacking in my understanding of what a callback is...	[reply]