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What is different between the two expressions?

checkmate2001
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Aug 15, 2001, 5:51 PM

Post #1 of 3 (190 views)

What is different between the two expressions?	Can't Post

100 * (1 + 2**3) != (1 + 2**3) * 100?

try this
#!/usr/bin/perl

print 100 * (1 + 2 ** 3);
print "\n";
print (1 + 2 ** 3) * 100;

mhx
Enthusiast / Moderator

Aug 15, 2001, 9:34 PM

Post #2 of 3 (186 views)

Re: What is different between the two expressions? [In reply to]	Can't Post

As always, perl's -w switch will tell you what's "wrong" with this:

Code

mholland@bmdke3 $ perl -we 'print 100*(1+2**3)' 
900 
mholland@bmdke3 $ perl -we 'print (1+2**3)*100' 
print (...) interpreted as function at -e line 1. 
Useless use of integer multiplication (*) in void context at -e line 1. 
9

So, never develop any code without -w.
Hope this helps.

-- Marcus

Code

s$$ab21b8d15c3d97bd6317286d$;$"=547269736;split'i',join$,,map{chr(($*+= 
($">>=1)&1?-hex:hex)+0140)}/./g;$"=chr$";s;.;\u$&;for@_[0,2];print"@_,"

checkmate2001
stranger

Aug 16, 2001, 1:59 AM

Post #3 of 3 (178 views)

Re: What is different between the two expressions? [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thank u again, mhx
for your quick and accurate response :)

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