on Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:17:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eddie C.) wrote: > # First program > [...] > (my $word) = ($line =~ /(\S+)/);
The parentheses force the rhs to be evaluated in list context. In list context, the /(\S+)/ construct returns al list of the match(es). > # Second program > [...] > my $word = ($line =~ /(\S+)/); No parentheses, therefor rhs evaluated in scalar context, in which case it returns the number of successful matches. -- felix -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
