On 12/12/07, Henrik Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whats with the \$t in this sub? > sub timestamp { my $t = localtime; \$t } > > And what does this do? > sub timestamp { my $t = localtime; }
The localtime function is documented in the perlfunc manpage. It's being used here in a scalar context. References are covered in the perlreftut manpage, among others. Is that what you're looking for? Cheers! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/