>>>>> "SHC" == Shawn H Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com> writes:
SHC> Dr.Ruud wrote: >> Jeff Peng wrote: >> >>> so how about while (my $line = <FILE>) instead of using $_? >> >> Evil! An empty line, or a line with only a "0" in it. >> SHC> Not quite. Lines are not completely empty. A blank line would have SHC> "\n". A line with just zero would have "0\n". Only after a chomp would SHC> the test fail. SHC> WARNING: Evil code, do not use: SHC> while( chomp( my $line = <FILE> )){ that is even more evil as it checks the result of chomp which is the character chomped. a partial line without a trailing $/ (typically newline) will fail that test as nothing gets chomped. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/