Re^4: Any differences between method and method()? (=>)

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Re^5: Any differences between method and method()? (=>) by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Aug 19, 2012 at 05:11 UTC
`-FUD` is intended (by the authors of Perl) to emulate the `-whatever` syntax of Tcl/Tk options. The leading '-' is appended to the string into which the `FUD` bareword is converted in the presence of the fat comma, any stricture against such conversion being locally nullified. `+FUD` is intended (by various monks replying) to illustrate the effect of the unary `+` operator on the string into which the `FUD` bareword is converted in the presence of fat comma: none at all. Contrast this with the effect of the `!` logical negation operator in the `!FUD` case. To answer your question more generally, the syntax +FUD and -FUD (and !FUD and ~FUD and maybe some others) means that someone had a bright (and well intended) idea and far too much time on their hands, and now we're stuck with it.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Any differences between method and method()? (=>) by Anonymous Monk on Aug 19, 2012 at 04:38 UTC
:) + means + and - means - + stringifies to "" while - stringifies to "-"	[reply]