Re^2: Do I need/want to close __DATA_

It can be even shorter (but a bit more confusing) when using a name that's exempt from the "use only once" warning:

sub refresh { eof local *% }
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map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]||0,1}[\*||{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^*ARGV,3]

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Re^3: Do I need/want to close __DATA__? (updated) by haukex (Archbishop) on Apr 13, 2020 at 17:17 UTC
Nice, I like it! `;-)` This idiom (if I may call it that) is short enough that, IMHO, it doesn't even really need a `sub` and fits comfortably on a line with a comment explaining it: ~~{do eof local %}~~ # reset Perl's internal "last accessed" filehandle ~~(I had to put the do in there to get rid of a "`Useless use of eof in void context`"...)~~ I find it funny that there are so many alternatives to `%`, like `*` and `!` `:-)` ... but of course a `sub` is the more "best practice" solution here. Update: See replies.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Do I need/want to close __DATA__? by choroba (Cardinal) on Apr 13, 2020 at 17:57 UTC
Putting do directly before eof is dangerous. When I try it, it warns: do "1" failed, '.' is no longer in @INC; did you mean do "./1"? at ./1.pl line 9. because I have a file named 1 in the current directory, and `eof local %;` returns 1. `map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]\|\|0,1}[\\|\|{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^*ARGV,3]`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Do I need/want to close __DATA__? by haukex (Archbishop) on Apr 13, 2020 at 18:22 UTC
do "1" failed, '.' is no longer in @INC Oops, you're right, `do EXPR` is certainly not what I meant to do, my mistake. I guess a `sub` probably is cleanest, though something like `{my $x=eof local !}` still works. Minor edits.*	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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