Jasmine
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Jan 19, 2001, 3:03 PM
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What is the difference between $array[1] and @arra
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(From the Perl FAQ)
What is the difference between $array[1] and @array[1]?
The former is a scalar value, the latter an array slice, which makes it a list with one (scalar) value. You should use $ when you want a scalar value (most of the time) and @ when you want a list with one scalar value in it (very, very rarely; nearly never, in fact).
Sometimes it doesn't make a difference, but sometimes it does. For example, compare: $good[0] = `some program that outputs several lines`; @bad[0] = `same program that outputs several lines`;
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