in reply to Re^2: Weird syntax. What does this goto statement do?
in thread Weird syntax. What does this goto statement do?

Wouldn't it be easier to just write: goto &stateReadLit;?

All you did was remove the assignment to $_[0]->{state} (then collapsed a remaining reference-dereference). Why do you think removing the assignment is ok?

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