Re: RFC 132 (v1) subroutines should be able to return an lvalue

[email protected] ((Johan Vromans)) 18 Aug 2000 21:13:49 +0200
Newsgroups perl.perl6.language.subs
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[email protected] (Randal L. Schwartz) writes:

> So is that something we've agreed, that lvalue subs are *always*
> scalars?  That'd mean we can move on to the various implementation
> details. :)

I think scalars play a super-normal role already. E.g., hashes and
arrays can hold only scalar values. The restriction to scalars may be
a small one, especially when it makes the whole idea of lvalued
subroutines feasible. Without the need for zillions of operator
overloads, complex prototypes and so on.

-- Johan