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say "The result is $result";
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}
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# Now that you've seen how to traverse a list, you need to be aware of something:
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# List context (@) flattens. If you traverse nested lists, you'll actually be traversing a
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# shallow list.
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for 1, 2, (3, (4, ((5)))) {
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say "Got $_.";
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} #=> Got 1. Got 2. Got 3. Got 4. Got 5.
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# ... However: (forcing item context with `$`)
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for 1, 2, $(3, 4) {
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say "Got $_.";
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} #=> Got 1. Got 2. Got 3 4.
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# Note that the last one actually joined 3 and 4.
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# While `$(...)` will apply item to context to just about anything, you can also create
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# an array using `[]`:
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for [1, 2, 3, 4] {
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say "Got $_.";
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} #=> Got 1 2 3 4.
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# You need to be aware of when flattening happens exactly.
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# The general guideline is that argument lists flatten, but not method calls.
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# Also note that `.list` and array assignment flatten (`@ary = ...`) flatten.
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((1,2), 3, (4,5)).map({...}); # iterates over three elements (method call)
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map {...}, ((1,2),3,(4,5)); # iterates over five elements (argument list is flattened)
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(@a, @b, @c).pick(1); # picks one of three arrays (method call)
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pick 1, @a, @b, @c; # flattens argument list and pick one element
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### Operators
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## Since Perl languages are very much operator-based languages
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## Since Perl languages are very much operator-based languages,
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## Perl 6 operators are actually just funny-looking subroutines, in syntactic
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## categories, like infix:<+> (addition) or prefix:<!> (bool not).
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@ -396,17 +368,21 @@ say @array[^10]; # you can pass arrays as subscripts and it'll return
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# "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" (and not run out of memory !)
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# Note : when reading an infinite list, Perl 6 will "reify" the elements
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# it needs, then keep them in memory. They won't be calculated more than once.
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# Warning, though: if you try this example in the REPL and just put `1..*`,
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# Perl 6 will be forced to try and evaluate the whole array (to print it),
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# so you'll end with an infinite loop.
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# It also will never calculate more elements that are needed.
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# You can use that in most places you'd expect, even assigning to an array
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my @numbers = ^20;
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@numbers[5..*] = 3, 9 ... * > 90; # The right hand side could be infinite as well.
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# (but not both, as this would be an infinite loop)
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say @numbers; #=> 3 9 15 21 27 [...] 81 87
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# An array subscript can also be a closure.
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# It'll be called with the length as the argument
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say join(' ', @array[15..*]); #=> 15 16 17 18 19
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# which is equivalent to:
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say join(' ', @array[-> $n { 15..$n }]);
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# You can use that in most places you'd expect, even assigning to an array
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my @numbers = ^20;
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my @seq = 3, 9 ... * > 95; # 3 9 15 21 27 [...] 81 87 93 99
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@numbers[5..*] = 3, 9 ... *; # even though the sequence is infinite,
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# only the 15 needed values will be calculated.
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say @numbers; #=> 0 1 2 3 4 3 9 15 21 [...] 81 87
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# (only 20 values)
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## * And, Or
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3 && 4; # 4, which is Truthy. Calls `.Bool` on `4` and gets `True`.
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$a || $b;
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# And because you're going to want them,
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# you also have composed assignment operators:
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# you also have compound assignment operators:
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$a *= 2; # multiply and assignment
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$b %%= 5; # divisible by and assignment
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@array .= sort; # calls the `sort` method and assigns the result back
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# a few more key concepts that make them better than in any other language :-).
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## Unpacking !
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# It's the ability to "extract" arrays and keys.
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# It's the ability to "extract" arrays and keys (AKA "destructuring").
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# It'll work in `my`s and in parameter lists.
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my ($a, $b) = 1, 2;
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say $a; #=> 1
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