From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2009-08-24T00:07:55+09:00
Subject: Re: [array & regexp] Development - works, production not - w

Hi --

On Sun, 23 Aug 2009, Joao Silva wrote:

> Ok, last question, what makes the "*" difference?

The * "un-arrays" an array into a bare list. So this:

   something(*[1,2,3])

is the same as

   something(1,2,3)

and different from

   something([1,2,3])


David

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