Re^2: Correct idiom for default parameters

What about the more obvious following?

sub test{ 
    my $p1 = shift || 1; 
    [...]
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Re^3: Correct idiom for default parameters by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 29, 2010 at 10:51 UTC
Suffers because you cannot set $p1 explicitly to 0 (or '' or undef). That's why 5.10 has //. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. RIP an inspiration; A true Folk's Guy	[reply]