From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net>
To: zsh-users@math.gatech.edu
Subject: foo=($bar) vs foo=("$bar[@]")
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:07:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <27155.854514452@eeyore.ibcinc.com> (raw)
The NEWS file says
foo=$bar no longer creates an array even if bar is an array. Use
foo=( $bar ) or even better, foo=( "$bar[@]" ) instead.
In what way is "$bar[@]" better than $bar? The extra line noise is a
point in favor of the simpler form, what benefit outweighs it?
I hope it's not just that it makes ksh programmers feel at home! Being
able to say just $bar is one of zsh's big advantages in array handling.
--
Roderick Schertler
roderick@gate.net
next reply other threads:[~1997-01-29 5:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-01-29 5:07 Roderick Schertler [this message]
1997-01-29 8:14 ` Peter Stephenson
1997-01-29 15:17 ` Zefram
1997-01-29 15:45 ` Roderick Schertler
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