It's a hash.
You can use it in the following way.
-- code --
%daysPerMonth = ('Jan' => 31, 'Feb' => 28, 'Mar' => 31);
print "March has $daysPerMonth{'Mar'} days in it\n";
-- end code --
It allows you to look up a value using a key. In this instance, the value is
31, and the key is Mar.
Take a look at this URL for some more details.
http://www.netcat.co.uk/rob/perl/win32perltut.html#124-AssociativeArrays
HTH
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Naveen Parmar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 24 January 2002 16:47
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: %
Hello,
What does % represent in the following statement?
%daysPerMonth = ('Jan' => 31, 'Feb' => 28, 'Mar' => 31);
Is %daysPerMonth an array? Do we really need an array for this?
TIA,
- NP
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