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awaiz
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Aug 10, 2009, 12:03 AM

Post #1 of 5 (519 views)

$_	Can't Post

Hello,

my perl program

..................

my $new=$_;

print "$new\n"

.............

what should the above print statement ?

regards,

Awaiz.

spider
User

Aug 10, 2009, 1:29 AM

Post #2 of 5 (514 views)

Re: [awaiz] $_ [In reply to]	Can't Post

What are you trying to do?
This does not make any sence, without anything before it.

Where should $_ get its value from?

By the way you ar missing the ending semicolon (;) behind the print statement.

vikas.deep
User

Aug 10, 2009, 4:26 AM

Post #3 of 5 (506 views)

Re: [spider] $_ [In reply to]	Can't Post

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By the way you ar missing the ending semicolon (;) behind the print statement.

No he (Original Poster) is right the last print statement does not needs semicolon. YOu try it put something valid in $new say 'perl' and then print it you will get perl
perfectly normal

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-For all my suggestions " I am sure someone else can do it in a better or elegant manner!"

spider
User

Aug 10, 2009, 4:41 AM

Post #4 of 5 (502 views)

Re: [vikas.deep] $_ [In reply to]	Can't Post

Ok, it works, but that does not make it correct.
The only reason it is working is because it is the last action of the script.
If he wanted the script to do anything after the print, it would fail because perl are not done with the print.

Ex:

Code

my $new = "perl" ; 
print "$new"

Will print out perl, but the next one will fail with a syntax error because the second my is noe a vaild parameter to the first print.

Code

my $new = "perl" ; 
print "$new\n" 
my $new2 = "perl" ; 
print "$new2\n"

KevinR
Veteran

Aug 10, 2009, 9:48 AM

Post #5 of 5 (493 views)

Re: [awaiz] $_ [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To

Hello,

my perl program

..................

my $new=$_;

print "$new\n"

.............

what should the above print statement ?

regards,

Awaiz.

It will (not should) print nothing.
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