Author: lwall
Date: 2009-07-29 19:59:03 +0200 (Wed, 29 Jul 2009)
New Revision: 27801
Modified:
docs/Perl6/Spec/S06-routines.pod
Log:
[S06] only add @_ and %_ to default sig if actually used in body
Modified: docs/Perl6/Spec/S06-routines.pod
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--- docs/Perl6/Spec/S06-routines.pod 2009-07-29 17:57:30 UTC (rev 27800)
+++ docs/Perl6/Spec/S06-routines.pod 2009-07-29 17:59:03 UTC (rev 27801)
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
Created: 21 Mar 2003
- Last Modified: 26 Jun 2009
- Version: 110
+ Last Modified: 29 Jul 2009
+ Version: 111
This document summarizes Apocalypse 6, which covers subroutines and the
@@ -125,10 +125,15 @@
sub foo {...}
-This is equivalent to
+This is equivalent to one of:
+ sub foo () {...}
+ sub foo (*@_) {...}
+ sub foo (*%_) {...}
sub foo (*@_, *%_) {...}
+depending on whether either or both of those variables are used in the body of the routine.
+
Positional arguments implicitly come in via the C<@_> array, but
unlike in Perl 5 they are C<readonly> aliases to actual arguments:
