Re: s/// w/o intermediate variables?

Je 2004-05-04 20:30:40 +0100, [email protected] skribis:
>    From: [email protected] (Randal L. Schwartz)
>    Date: 04 May 2004 09:26:52 -0700
>    >>>>> "Greg" == Greg Allen <[email protected]> writes:
>    Greg> $tranformed = map {local $_=$_; s,::,/,g; $_} $package
> 
>    Ugh.  I'd strangle someone who did that.
> 
>   $tranformed = do { local $_ = $package; s,::,/,g; $_ };
> 
> better?

  ($transformed = $package) =~ s,::,/,g;

The expression evaluates as a whole differently (1, probably)
but then you win by not being strangled. And spelling transformed
correctly never hurts :-)

Paul

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