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@@ -1620,6 +1620,11 @@ convert a core file into an executable. That's why you should now invoke
it as C<CORE::dump()>, if you don't want to be warned against a possible
typo.
+Unlike most named operators, this has the same precedence as assignment.
+It is also exempt from the looks-like-a-function rule, so
+C<dump ("foo")."bar"> will cause "bar" to be part of the argument to
+C<dump>.
+
Portability issues: L<perlport/dump>.
=item each HASH
@@ -2917,6 +2922,11 @@ NAME needn't be the name of a subroutine; it can be a scalar variable
containing a code reference or a block that evaluates to a code
reference.
+Unlike most named operators, this has the same precedence as assignment.
+It is also exempt from the looks-like-a-function rule, so
+C<goto ("foo")."bar"> will cause "bar" to be part of the argument to
+C<goto>.
+
=item grep BLOCK LIST
X<grep>
@@ -3237,6 +3247,11 @@ exit out of such a block.
See also L</continue> for an illustration of how C<last>, C<next>, and
C<redo> work.
+Unlike most named operators, this has the same precedence as assignment.
+It is also exempt from the looks-like-a-function rule, so
+C<last ("foo")."bar"> will cause "bar" to be part of the argument to
+C<last>.
+
=item lc EXPR
X<lc> X<lowercase>
@@ -3754,6 +3769,11 @@ that executes once. Thus C<next> will exit such a block early.
See also L</continue> for an illustration of how C<last>, C<next>, and
C<redo> work.
+Unlike most named operators, this has the same precedence as assignment.
+It is also exempt from the looks-like-a-function rule, so
+C<next ("foo")."bar"> will cause "bar" to be part of the argument to
+C<next>.
+
=item no MODULE VERSION LIST
X<no declarations>
X<unimporting>
@@ -5568,6 +5588,11 @@ turn it into a looping construct.
See also L</continue> for an illustration of how C<last>, C<next>, and
C<redo> work.
+Unlike most named operators, this has the same precedence as assignment.
+It is also exempt from the looks-like-a-function rule, so
+C<redo ("foo")."bar"> will cause "bar" to be part of the argument to
+C<redo>.
+
=item ref EXPR
X<ref> X<reference>