$ua->request returns a HTTP::Response object. $res is probably better written as $response.
the 'if ($res->is_success)' line is testing whether the $request succeeded or threw some HTTP error. hth toby > -----Original Message----- > From: Rum Pel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: return type of $ua->request > > > > use HTTP::Request::Common; > $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new; > my $res = $ua->request(GET 'http://www.sn.no/'); > if ($res->is_success) { ... > > Now, what is the type of 'res' variable? > > In the html documentation that comes with perl, > I can see a list of packages, modules, the methods within > but they dont give the return type for any of the methods. > > Is there something here that I should know about perl? > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]