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diff --git a/pod/perldata.pod b/pod/perldata.pod index bc564e650d..4f08d24490 100644 --- a/pod/perldata.pod +++ b/pod/perldata.pod @@ -761,6 +761,13 @@ is the number of elements on the right-hand side of the assignment. The null list contains no elements, so when the password file is exhausted, the result is 0, not 2. +Slices in scalar context return the last item of the slice. + + @a = qw/first second third/; + %h = (first => 'A', second => 'B'); + $t = @a[0, 1]; # $t is now 'second' + $u = @h{'first', 'second'}; # $u is now 'second' + If you're confused about why you use an '@' there on a hash slice instead of a '%', think of it like this. The type of bracket (square or curly) governs whether it's an array or a hash being looked at. |