On 9 March 2010 11:49, Shlomi Fish <shlomif [at] iglu.org.il> wrote:
> Otherwise you can assign several variables the same initial value using the x
> operator:
>
> my ($x, $y, $z) = (("test") x 3);
>
> Note that both pairs of parentheses on the right are required.
Are the outer pair really required? I would have thought that
assigning to a list puts the RHS in list context anyway without
requiring parenthesis to force it, and testing seems to confirm this.
Phil
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