Kevin Kleinfelter wrote: > > I've read that > > @a = undef; > > creates an array with 1 empty element. Why does it do so? (I'm trying to > learn to think like Perl, not just learn it by rote.)
Because undef is a scalar value like any other scalar value. @a = 100; # assign 100 to $a[0] making @a a one element array @a = 'string'; # assign 'string' to $a[0] making @a a one element array @a = undef; # assign undef to $a[0] making @a a one element array John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
