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jigneshjsoni
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Mar 5, 2009, 3:12 PM

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" -> " in the syntax	Can't Post

if($q -> Accept("image/png"))

In this syntax, what does " -> " mean ? I have used only == or 'eq' for the comparison purpose. Pls explain this arrow symbol.

KevinR
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Mar 5, 2009, 3:38 PM

Post #2 of 6 (2398 views)

Re: [jigneshjsoni] " -> " in the syntax [In reply to]	Can't Post

it means $q is an object and Accept() is a method of the object.

http://perldoc.perl.org/perlop.html#The-Arrow-Operator
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jigneshjsoni
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Mar 5, 2009, 4:51 PM

Post #3 of 6 (2396 views)

Re: [KevinR] " -> " in the syntax [In reply to]	Can't Post

thanks. So its like q.accept() in java. I got it.

One more thing

print $q -> start_html(-title => "The Timr", -bgcolor => "#ffffff")

In this syntax, there is "-" before title and bgcolor, what does that mean ?

Can we have space between $q and -> , between -> and start_html ?

thanks

KevinR
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Mar 5, 2009, 5:46 PM

Post #4 of 6 (2394 views)

Re: [jigneshjsoni] " -> " in the syntax [In reply to]	Can't Post

The dash before title and bgcolor is discussed in the CGI modules documentation.

You can have a space between the arrow operator -> and whatever is to the left or right of it, but its a bad habit to get into because there a situations where you can't have a space.
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jigneshjsoni
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Mar 5, 2009, 7:46 PM

Post #5 of 6 (2392 views)

Re: [KevinR] " -> " in the syntax [In reply to]	Can't Post

How do I locate that in the documentation ? I am going through CGI.pm , its a looong documentation. I dont seem to find it.

KevinR
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Mar 5, 2009, 8:41 PM

Post #6 of 6 (2388 views)

Re: [jigneshjsoni] " -> " in the syntax [In reply to]	Can't Post

CALLING CGI.PM ROUTINES

Most CGI.pm routines accept several arguments, sometimes as many as 20 optional ones! To simplify this interface, all routines use a named argument calling style that looks like this:
print $q->header(-type=>'image/gif',-expires=>'+3d');

Each argument name is preceded by a dash. Neither case nor order matters in the argument list. -type, -Type, and -TYPE are all acceptable. In fact, only the first argument needs to begin with a dash. If a dash is present in the first argument, CGI.pm assumes dashes for the subsequent ones
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