On May 28, 1:53 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeevs) wrote:
> my %hash = (jeevan=>'Ingale', Sarika =>'Bere');
> my @star = @hash{jeevan, Sarika};
> print @star;
>
> this prints ingale and bere but when i write
>
> my %hash = (jeevan=>'Ingake', Sarika =>'Bere');
> my @star = %hash{jeevan, Sarika};
> print @star;
>
> its an error..
>
> Can someone explain or atleast point me to any document explainng what
> exactly happens heres...
perldoc perldata
Entire arrays (and slices of arrays and hashes) are denoted
by '@', which works much like the word "these" or "those"
does in English, in that it indicates multiple values are
expected.
@days # ($days[0], $days[1],... $days[n])
@days[3,4,5] # same as ($days[3],$days[4],$days[5])
@days{'a','c'} # same as ($days{'a'},$days{'c'})
Entire hashes are denoted by '%':
%days # (key1, val1, key2, val2 ...)
Basically, you can't just make s*** up and expect it to work.
Whatever gave you the idea that '%hash{jeevan, Sarika}' was legal
syntax?
Paul Lalli
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