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Old 07-11-2010, 08:01 PM   #1
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Question Why does Perl have sigils?

What are they good for, exactly?
 
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to tell what sort of variable is being used or (in the case of indexing an array or hash) what sort of values are returned.
 
Old 07-12-2010, 05:11 AM   #3
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why do other languages not?


it makes it clear what is a variable and
it's context, list, scalar hash.

perl is all about context, once you grasp that
you've pretty much got it.

it's weird compared to most languages.
 
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What are they good for, exactly?
To have type built-in into the variable.
 
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And if you think sigils are nifty, wait until you start using twigils.
 
  


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