Re: $/ not always set after a regex match?

Interested in answering the question:

WHICH CODE EXAMPLE IS THE PRETTIEST?

Vote for your favorite (or post your own):

[#] > #REPL (line numbers altered to differentiate)
Nil
[0] > $_ = 'gracefully'
gracefully
[1a] > put "The root of $_ is $/." if / .+ <before ly> /;
The root of gracefully is graceful.
[1b] > put "The root of $_ is $<>." if / .+ <before ly> /;
The root of gracefully is graceful.
[1c] > print "The root of $_ is " andthen put $/ ~ '.' if / .+ <?before ly>
/;
The root of gracefully is graceful.
[1d] > print "The root of $_ is " andthen put $<> ~ '.' if / .+ <?before
ly> /;
The root of gracefully is graceful.
[1] >
[2a] > put "Or is the root of $_ $/?" if / .+ <before full> /;
Or is the root of gracefully grace?
[2b] > put "Or is the root of $_ $<>?" if / .+ <before full> /;
Or is the root of gracefully grace?
[2c] > print "Or is the root of $_ " andthen put $/ ~ '?' if / .+ <?before
full> /;
Or is the root of gracefully grace?
[2d] > print "Or is the root of $_ " andthen put $<> ~ '?' if / .+ <?before
full> /;
Or is the root of gracefully grace?
[#] >


On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 1:44 PM Sean McAfee <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 4:12 PM The Sidhekin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 8:51 PM Vadim Belman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> It is not "untrue". The sequence you produced goes nowhere. Thus the
>>> sink context.
>>>
>>
>>   "Sink context" is true.
>>
>>   "Useless use" is debatable, at least.
>>
>
>  It's not useless because there's a side effect: setting $/.
>
>