Perl 6 Inside Out: 📘 Variadic parameters in a sub in Perl 6
Pass a few scalars to a sub and work with them as with an array inside the sub. The task is to take a few scalar parameters and pass them to a single array in the subroutine. Here is an example of how to do that, prefixing an array name with a star: sub h($sep, *@data) { @data.join($sep).say;}h(', ', 'red', 'green', 'blue'); In Perl 6, the *@data is called a slurpy parameter. It is an array that consumes all of the arguments...
Bitcoin rockets to $2250 premium in Argentina after President Macri imposes capital controls
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Perl 6 Inside Out: 📘 Passing arrays to subroutines in Perl 6
Pass data, contained in an array, to a subroutine. In Perl 6, an array can be passed to a subroutine as easily as a scalar. You simply define it in a signature and pass it together with other arguments. my @colours = <red green blue>;sub f(@data, $sep) { @data.join($sep).say;}f(@colours, ', '); # Prints: red, green, blue The @colours array is passed to the f sub, and it lands in the @data variable inside the sub. An...
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