List::Maker version 0.002_000
The List::Maker module hijacks Perl's built-in file globbing syntax
("< *.pl >" and "glob '*.pl'") and retargets it at list creation.
The rationale is simple: most people rarely if ever glob a set of
files, but they have to create lists in almost every program they
write. So the list construction syntax should be easier than the
file-name expansion syntax.
use List::Maker;
@list = <1..10>; # (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
@list = <10..1>; # (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1)
@list = <1,3,..10> # (1,3,5,7,9)
@list = <1..10 x 2> # (1,3,5,7,9)
@list = <0..10 : prime N>; # (2,3,5,7)
@list = <1,3,..30 : /7/> # (7,17,27)
@words = < a list of words >; # ('a', 'list', 'of', 'words')
@words = < 'a list' "of words" >; # ('a list', 'of words')
INSTALLATION
To install this module, run the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
Alternatively, to install with Module::Build, you can use the
following commands:
perl Build.PL
./Build
./Build test
./Build install
DEPENDENCIES
None.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
Copyright (C) 2005, Damian Conway
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.