[svn:perlfaq] r7929 - perlfaq/trunk

Author: comdog
Date: Tue Oct 10 12:28:40 2006
New Revision: 7929

Modified:
   perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq4.pod

Log:
Clarify context issue with 4.22: How do I expand function calls in a string?

Modified: perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq4.pod
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--- perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq4.pod	(original)
+++ perlfaq/trunk/perlfaq4.pod	Tue Oct 10 12:28:40 2006
@@ -600,7 +600,9 @@
 If we want to call the function in scalar context, we have to do a bit
 more work. We can really have any code we like inside the braces, so
 we simply have to end with the scalar reference, although how you do
-that is up to you, and you can use code inside the braces.
+that is up to you, and you can use code inside the braces. Note that
+the use of parens creates a list context, so we need C<scalar> to
+force the scalar context on the function:
 
 	print "The time is ${\(scalar localtime)}.\n"