Re: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name?

Definitely. It isn't confusing at all though. Perl ignores whitespace. That's actually all you need to know.

my # token
$ # token
x # token
= # token
"1" # token
; # token
# statement detected!!
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I've seen people do things like this from time to time... $ var -> x [ 4 ] = 3 ;. The feel a bit stuttering to me, but some people like all that extra space.

-Paul

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Re^2: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name? by almut (Canon) on Apr 18, 2009 at 12:04 UTC
Perl ignores whitespace. ...except where it doesn't :) Like for example in `< $fh >` vs. `<$fh>`. Or even in `<$ fh>` — to keep it on-topic.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name? by jettero (Monsignor) on Apr 18, 2009 at 15:42 UTC
Yeah, I suspect the perl toeknizer turns <$fh> into a single token... probably historical, since it always used to be <BLARG> and <> also does <stuff.*> ... so yeah, fine except where it doesn't work -- like way too much overloaded operators? -Paul	[reply]
Re^4: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name? by Anonymous Monk on Apr 18, 2009 at 15:45 UTC
context rich enviroment :) `<$fh> readline$fh < $fh > <$ fh> glob$fh` [download] you want space, use glob :)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name? by ruzam (Curate) on Apr 18, 2009 at 16:51 UTC
Sure it's confusing. Without running the code, tell me what $i and $j are. `my $x = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']; my $i = $ x -> [ 4 ]; my $j = "$ x -> [ 4 ]"; print "$i\n"; print "$j\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Is space supposed to be ignored between a sigil and its variable name? by Anonymous Monk on Apr 18, 2009 at 17:08 UTC
No :) some things aren't defined well, stick to what is defined :) `my $x = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']; my $i = $ x -> [ 4 ]; my $j = "$ x -> [ 4 ]"; my $k = "$x->[4]"; warn $i; warn $j; warn $k; __END__ e at - line 6. ARRAY(0x225f04) -> [ 4 ] at - line 7. e at - line 8.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]