Re^3: DESTROY problem

Here's something to ponder. Can you use a quoted string as a subroutine name? If you don't know, figure that out and then you will have your answer.

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Re^4: DESTROY problem by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 01, 2011 at 19:36 UTC
Can you use a quoted string as a subroutine name? Yes. `sub foo {say "Hello"} "foo"->(); __END__ Hello` [download] The reason you cannot use a quoted string, or a general expression, is the limited amount of tokes that can follow an arrow. Based on token on the right hand side of an arrow, it's decided at compile time what kind of dereference it is. Think about it, if it where delayed till run time, `$arrayref->[1];` [download] the arrow would be a binary operator with two array references on either side. Note that this works: `sub Foo::foo {say "Hello"}; bless [], "Foo"->${\"foo"}; __END__ Hello` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^4: DESTROY problem
by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 01, 2011 at 19:36 UTC

Can you use a quoted string as a subroutine name?

sub foo {say "Hello"}
"foo"->();
__END__
Hello
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token

at compile time

$arrayref->[1];
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Note that this works:

sub Foo::foo {say "Hello"};
bless [], "Foo"->${\"foo"};
__END__
Hello
[download]