NAME

Filter::CommaEquals - Adds support for ,= to any package or script

VERSION

version 1.03

SYNOPSIS

use Filter::CommaEquals;
my @array = ( 42, 1138, 96 );

@array ,= 433;
# exactly the same as writing: push( @array, 433 );

print join(', ', @array), "\n";
# prints: 42, 1138, 96, 433

DESCRIPTION

Adds support for ,= to any package or script. Perl has +=, -=, /=, *=, .=, and so forth to operate on scalars, but it doesn't have ,= to operate on arrays. This module effectively lets you rewrite push statements with ,= instead.

For example...

push @array, $element;
push( @array, $element_1, $element_2, $element_3 );
push @array, [ 42, 1138, 96, 433 ];

...can now be rewritten as...

use Filter::CommaEquals;
@array ,= $element;
@array ,= $element_1, $element_2, $element_3;
@array ,= [ 42, 1138, 96, 433 ];

Cool, huh? Admit it. You want to write ,= instead of push, don't you. You can save typing 3 whole characters!

Filter::CommaEquals is scoped to the package or script that it's used in, but nothing more, and it requires Perl version 5.7.1 or higher.

MOTIVATION

A coworker complained about ,= not being in core Perl. After some thought, I realized writing ,= is faster (by 3 key presses) than push. Also, I'm lazy.

SEE ALSO

You can also look for additional information at:

• GitHub

• MetaCPAN

• GitHub Actions

• Codecov

• CPANTS

• CPAN Testers

AUTHOR

Gryphon Shafer <gryphon@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2050 by Gryphon Shafer.

This is free software, licensed under:

The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)