ok in perldoc print it states: If FILEHANDLE is a variable and the next token is a term, it may me intrepreted as an operator unless you interpose a "+" .
so in the code : while (<FOO>) { ....code ...code print +(split)[2], $, ; } FOO is my filehandle and it is considered a variable meaning $_ right? so the next token a term, would be what? print split or [2] ??? a term meaning a unary term? and what exactly does interpose mean? thanks for the perldoc! "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Perl Beginners <beginners@perl.org> 03/11/2005 05:37 cc PM Subject Re: print with +split [ Please TRIM your posts! ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Does anyone know the answer to: > > I took away the + from the print and I had some errors, why is the + > infront of the split needed in Perl? > I looked in my programming perl and could not find it. perldoc -f print John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>