This is a very basic question on arrays and referring to the elements. In
referring to the elements, I know that it is correct practice to use $
instead of @, but I know that Perl allows the @. My simple question is what
is the difference. I have looked at different Perl tutorials, but have not
found one that explains why to use $ over @. Is it just common practice, or
is there a functional reason?
Tim
Quick example:
my @animals = ("dog","cat");
my $arrayCounter = @animals;
for (my $count=0;$count<$arrayCounter;$count++) {
print "Critter is $animals[$count]\n"; # use $animals instead of @animals
}
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