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Perl – Initial Values and Context Based Evaluation

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Humair

It’s important to remember that in Perl all scalar variables have an initial value of the null string, “”. You do not need to define a value for scalar variables unless you are using “strict” mode. Knowing this, what do … Continue reading →

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Scalar and List Contexts in Perl

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Humair

One of the most important concepts to understand in Perl programming is that of evaluation based on context. In Perl, an operation such as an assignment or function call can give two different results based on the context of the … Continue reading →

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