Thanks everyone for the help. Once I understood what => and -> were doing, it all made perfect sense...
I actually wasn't debugging, but enhancing a perl based open source app for our specific needs. Thanks, _Am > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 9:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: general confusion... > > > I am a beginner, so list members -- correct me if I'm wrong here, but I > think that the mathematical symbols (<>=) will only work with variables > containing numbers. For strings, you have to use gt, lt, le, eq. Hope > this is helpful. > > > > Shawn > > > > > > > ametcalfe@bui > > ldview.com To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > > 09/02/2002 bcc: > > 02:28 PM Subject: general > confusion... > > > > > > > > > > I'm a MS and Java developer, trying to debug some perl code. > > I'm generally confused over a few syntax issues.... > > In the line: > > my $self = { > LOCATION => { > USERNAME => $options{user_field} || 'username', > BILLING => $options{bill_field} || 'accounts', > INACTIVE => $options{inactive_field} || 'inactive', > }, > > All fields are strings. I imagine "=>" is simply "equal or greater to", > but > I'm confused as to what this returns with strings...? > > I'm also seeing code like: > > if ($self->{PRESENT}->{$self->{LOCATION}{INACTIVE}} && > $user_data->{$self->{LOCATION}{INACTIVE}} > ){ > .deletia. > } > > Again, what is the significance of "->" in this comparator? Again, all > fields are strings. > > Thanks, > > _Am > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain > confidential information and is intended solely for use by > the individual to whom it is addressed. If you received > this e-mail in error, please notify the sender, do not > disclose its contents to others and delete it from your > system. > > ********************************************************************** > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
