On Oct 9, stanley said:
>sub givename(%a)
DO NOT try to put variables in the declaration of a function. Unless you
are into HEAVY MAGIC, your subroutine declarations (or definitions) should
look like
sub function_name {
# ...
}
No () there. When you CALL the function, THEN you use ().
foobar(%x);
sub foobar {
my %copy_of_x = @_;
# ...
}
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<stu> what does y/// stand for? <tenderpuss> why, yansliterate of course.
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