>From perldoc.perl.org/perlvar.html: $" This is like $, except that it applies to array and slice values interpolated into a double-quoted string (or similar interpreted string). Default is a space. (Mnemonic: obvious, I think.)
-----Original Message----- From: Shawn Corey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:41 AM To: beginners@perl.org Subject: Re: What is $" (can´t find it in the Camelbook) Elie De Brauwer wrote: > Angerstein wrote: > >> Hello there, >> I found the $" Scalar in some examples but I can´t figure out what >> they are >> for. >> >> Could someone tell me what $" is? >> >> > > perldoc perlvar > $LIST_SEPARATOR > $" This is like $, except that it applies to array and slice val- > ues interpolated into a double-quoted string (or similar inter- > preted string). Default is a space. (Mnemonic: obvious, I > think.) > > hth > E. > It's the string Perl uses to separate array values when expanded inside a double-quoted string. #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my @array = qw( a b c ); $" = ', '; print "@array\n"; __END__ -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, --- Shawn "Probability is now one. Any problems that are left are your own." SS Heart of Gold, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
