> $_=abc.eeeee.i; > > This is short for: > > $_ = 'abc' . 'eeeee' . 'i'; > > Which is the same as saying: > > $_ = 'abceeeeei'; >
Why is $_=abc.eeeee.i short for $_ = 'abc' . 'eeeee' . 'i'; Is it b/c each group of characters is a 'token' including the periods? abc => token . => token eeeee => token . => token i => token >From the Perl CD: the lexical analyzer breaks it down into three tokens: print, "Hello, world!\n", and the final semicolon/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
