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| author | Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes <sthoenna@efn.org> | 2005-05-24 01:52:00 -0700 |
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| committer | Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com> | 2005-05-24 15:44:52 +0000 |
| commit | 3585017fa3325abea83bccc0b2f2e0fc4d3231f3 (patch) | |
| tree | f7025a979cb6c8f05a54486509eb6e2092e791d0 /pod/perlop.pod | |
| parent | 16580ff596d3844ac4e62fa769c913cc47285a8f (diff) | |
| download | perl-3585017fa3325abea83bccc0b2f2e0fc4d3231f3.tar.gz | |
Clarification on the behaviour of qw// and x :
Subject: [PATCH] Re: [perl #35885] qw and x operators doesn't mix
Message-ID: <20050524155200.GA1784@efn.org>
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@24567
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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod index f4e9c291ae..b86dda4fba 100644 --- a/pod/perlop.pod +++ b/pod/perlop.pod @@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ Binary "x" is the repetition operator. In scalar context or if the left operand is not enclosed in parentheses, it returns a string consisting of the left operand repeated the number of times specified by the right operand. In list context, if the left operand is enclosed in -parentheses, it repeats the list. If the right operand is zero or -negative, it returns an empty string or an empty list, depending on the -context. +parentheses or is a list formed by C<qw/STRING/>, it repeats the list. +If the right operand is zero or negative, it returns an empty string +or an empty list, depending on the context. print '-' x 80; # print row of dashes |