<![CDATA[Perl 6: WITCH semicolon]]> http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?witch_semicolon Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:05:49 -0000 synedra@gmail.com Socialtext Workspace v2.14.7.2 <![CDATA[WITCH semicolon]]> http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?witch_semicolon

Mnemonics

"terminate", "hard comma"

ends things

Used alone

; ends an expression
; separates slices in a multidimensional List
; allows for multidimensional indexing of arrays

Other Uses

;; in a Signature exempts arguments from multi dispatch consideration

]]> Brian Julin http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?witch_semicolon Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:05:49 -0000