[perl #47365] Docs for \$ prototypes

\$ allows any hash/array element, even if it does not start with a
dollar sign.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perlsub.pod b/pod/perlsub.pod
index 93f6e5f5af..9121519748 100644
--- a/pod/perlsub.pod
+++ b/pod/perlsub.pod
@@ -1093,9 +1093,12 @@ corresponding built-in.
     sub mytime ()	     mytime
 
 Any backslashed prototype character represents an actual argument
-that absolutely must start with that character.  The value passed
-as part of C<@_> will be a reference to the actual argument given
-in the subroutine call, obtained by applying C<\> to that argument.
+that must start with that character (optionally preceded by C<my>,
+C<our> or C<local>), with the exception of C<$>, which will accept a
+hash or array element even without a dollar sign, such as
+C<my_function()->[0]>. The value passed as part of C<@_> will be a
+reference to the actual argument given in the subroutine call,
+obtained by applying C<\> to that argument.
 
 You can also backslash several argument types simultaneously by using
 the C<\[]> notation: