----- Original Message ----- From: "Ling F. Zhang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2003 7:04 am Subject: math stuff...
> okay...I am glad @ how easy it is to use perl scalar > both as numerical value and string...but sometimes I > just need to do integer division the C way: sure, you can use perl's int function.BTW in the posix module there is floor and ceil as well. perldoc -f int HTH, Mark G > > when 10/3, I want it to equal to 3, not 3.33333.... > is there an operator for such operation? or do I have > to do like: > $a=10 > $b=3 > $c=$a/$b; # c=3.33333.... > $d=$c-$a%$b/$b; # d =3 > > or a one-liner: > $d = ($a - $a % $b)/%b; > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.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]