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Juerd
Feb 19, 2005, 6:53:50 PM2/19/05
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According to S03, ~ is tighter than x, while in Perl 5, . was looser
than x.
than x.
This can be surprising in things like
"@" x 75 ~ $zap
Which has to be written as
("@" x 75) ~ $zap
in order to make sense.
Was this intentional? What is the rationale?
Juerd
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Damian Conway
Feb 19, 2005, 7:28:09 PM2/19/05
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Juerd wrote:
> According to S03, ~ is tighter than x, while in Perl 5, . was looser
> than x.
No. According to S03, *unary* ~ is tighter than x. *Binary* ~ is looser:
> symbolic unary ! + - ~ ? * ** +^ ~^ ?^ \
> multiplicative * / % x xx +& +<< +>> ~& ~<< ~>>
> additive + - ~ +| +^ ~| ~^
Damian
Juerd
Feb 19, 2005, 7:43:46 PM2/19/05
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Damian Conway skribis 2005-02-20 11:28 (+1100):
Oh. I'm ashamed to admit I hadn't looked at the first column. Sorry.
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