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Re^3: Shortcut operator for $a->{'b'}=$b if $b;by ikegami (Patriarch) |
| on Sep 20, 2005 at 17:02 UTC ( [id://493524]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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"assigns the assignor"? Every definition I can find for "assignor" defines it as the person (or in the case operator) who does the assignment. In other words, "=" is the assignor, not "$b". The standard terminology for assignments is "lvalue" for the variable receiving the value (which is usually on the *l*eft) and "rvalue" for the value being copied (which is usually on the *r*ight).
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