[ID 20010306.004] || != named unary operator

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p4raw-id: //depot/perl@9072

diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
index 8f2ecde..9e6634a 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlop.pod
+++ b/pod/perlop.pod
@@ -242,14 +242,15 @@ operators, like C<-f>, C<-M>, etc.  See L<perlfunc>.
 If any list operator (print(), etc.) or any unary operator (chdir(), etc.)
 is followed by a left parenthesis as the next token, the operator and
 arguments within parentheses are taken to be of highest precedence,
-just like a normal function call.  Examples:
+just like a normal function call.  For example,
+because named unary operators are higher precedence than ||:
 
     chdir $foo    || die;      # (chdir $foo) || die
     chdir($foo)   || die;      # (chdir $foo) || die
     chdir ($foo)  || die;      # (chdir $foo) || die
     chdir +($foo) || die;      # (chdir $foo) || die
 
-but, because * is higher precedence than ||:
+but, because * is higher precedence than named operators:
 
     chdir $foo * 20;   # chdir ($foo * 20)
     chdir($foo) * 20;  # (chdir $foo) * 20