Anthony Beaman wrote:
> Ahh...that's it! I didn't realize that. Now it makes sense! Thanks for clearing
> this up! Any other advice on getting through this book? Thanks again!
For right now, let this concept absorb deeply.Understanding the cardinal/ordinal
numbering systems and how they int
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 1:56 PM
To: Anthony Beaman
Cc: Jenda Krynicky; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Array Question (Learning Perl/Win32 Chapter Test
Question)
On Jun 20, Anthony Beaman said:
Anthony Beaman wrote:
>
> But what's the "-1" for? Why not just "$b[$a]" instead? That's what I'm confused
> about.
Suppose that you want the first line so you enter "1". Because indexing
starts at zero using $b[$a] will print out the second line. If you
enter "4" for the fourth line $b[$a] wi
On Jun 20, Anthony Beaman said:
>But what's the "-1" for? Why not just "$b[$a]" instead? That's what I'm
>confused about.
Arrays start at 0. Thus, the first element of an array is $array[0].
Line numbers (as far as human think of them) start at 1. The first line
is considered line 1. Therefor
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Subject: Re: Array Question (Learning Perl/Win32 Chapter Test
Question)
From: "Anthony Beaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2. Write a program that reads a number and then a list of strings
(all
From: "Anthony Beaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 2. Write a program that reads a number and then a list of strings (all
> on separate lines), and then prints one of the lines from the list as
> selected by the number.
>
> One way to do this is:
> print "Enter the line number: "; chomp($a = );
> print
Hi! Arrays are confusing me and I don't know why. I feel that I understand it but the
test questions in Learning Perl for Win32 is tripping me up. For example, here's #2
below with the answer and explanation:
2. Write a program that reads a number and then a list of strings (all on separate
lin
