Take reference of the return result from a function

daveola has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Is there a syntax to simply turn the value of something returned from a function into a reference? For example, I want to return an array reference for an array built by map. Right now I am doing:

my @tmp = map { ... } @somearray;
return \@tmp;
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I'd prefer something like:

return ref_of map { ... } @somearray;
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I know I could do it by writing another routine or using a library, but I was wondering if there was anything in plain old perl that can accomplish this?

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Re: Dereference the return result from a function by tybalt89 (Monsignor) on Feb 21, 2017 at 03:22 UTC
`return [ map { ... } @somearray ];` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Dereference the return result from a function by daveola (Sexton) on Feb 21, 2017 at 08:35 UTC
That would be what I was looking for - I'm surprised I didn't think to just construct the array reference like that, that's pretty much exactly what I wanted.	[reply]
Re: Dereference the return result from a function by stevieb (Canon) on Feb 21, 2017 at 03:46 UTC
As tybalt89 stated, your request doesn't quite match your examples, and he's shown how to return a reference. Here's a way to dereference an array reference returned from a sub, using the circumfix operator: `my @derefed = @{ blah() }; sub blah { return [1, 2, 3]; }` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Dereference the return result from a function by tybalt89 (Monsignor) on Feb 21, 2017 at 03:29 UTC
BTW, your question doesn't match your code. Your code shows creating a reference, not derefing.	[reply]
Re^2: Dereference the return result from a function by daveola (Sexton) on Feb 21, 2017 at 08:36 UTC
That would evidently be from me wearing my foolish-hat. Thanks for pointing out my misstep - I've edited it to make the question more "sensical" - sorry if that makes these correct responses a little confusing.	[reply]
Re^3: Dereference the return result from a function by hippo (Archbishop) on Feb 21, 2017 at 09:01 UTC
See the PerlMonks FAQ entry How do I change/delete my post? with particular reference to the section headed "It is uncool to update a node in a way that renders replies confusing or meaningless" which recommends use of `<strike>`.	[reply] [d/l]