[Templates] A bug and a suggestion

[Paul LeoNerd Evans]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:54:18 -0800
"Sean McAfee" <eefacm at gmail.com> wrote:

> ok( $text =~ /"back is " . '#ffffff'/, 'col.back folded' );
> 
> The problem here is that the matching is performed in list context, so if it
> fails, ok receives only a single argument, the string 'col.back folded',
> which is true.  So, this test can never fail.  The solution is either to add
> a $$ prototype to Template::Test::ok or ensure that tests that involve
> pattern matches are always performed in scalar context.  I think prototypes
> aren't generally a good idea, so I'd go for the latter approach.

Isn't this what like() is for?


  like( $text, qr/"back is " . '#ffffff'/, 'col.back folded' );

-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

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-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

leonerd at leonerd.org.uk
ICQ# 4135350       |  Registered Linux# 179460
http://www.leonerd.org.uk/
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