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Re: syntax question

On 22 marca 2018 at 02:30:52, Bart Schaefer (schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Ray Andrews wrote:
> > ${${(z)string}[1]}
> >
> > ${(z)string[1]}
> >
> > ... How can that mean anything different?
> 
> Operator precedence. The second one is equivalent to
> ${(z)${string[1]}}, as you observed.

Also, better to use (Az), utilizing your underrated patch, because:

% a='abcd'
% echo ${${(z)a}[1]}
a

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Sebastian Gniazdowski
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