NAME Tie::Diamond - Iterate the diamond operator via a Perl array VERSION version 0.01 SYNOPSIS use Tie::Diamond; tie my(@ary), "Tie::Diamond" or die; while (my ($idx, $item) = each @ary) { ... } DESCRIPTION This module lets you iterate the diamond operator via a Perl array. FAQ Why? So you can treat the diamond operator as an array. One of my modules, Data::Unixish, uses this. A function can be passed a real array (to iterate over a Perl array), or a tied array (to iterate lines from STDIN or files mentioned in arguments); they don't have to change their iteration syntax. Can I do this? @other = @ary; # or print @ary Currently no. But since you are slurping all lines anyway, you might as well just do: @other = <>; # or print <> SEE ALSO Iterator::Diamond Tie::File AUTHOR Steven Haryanto COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2012 by Steven Haryanto. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.