difference between $ and @

[vimal]

hi monks,

i am new to perl. i just want to know the difference between @ and $
prefixes for variables.

when should i use $ and @ as prefix.
an example may be a little useful


regards,

vimal

 

[Peter Makholm]

i am new to perl. i just want to know the difference between @ and $
prefixes for variables.

http://search.cpan.org/~rgarcia/perl-5.10.0/pod/perldata.pod

//Makholm

 

[vimal]

http://search.cpan.org/~rgarcia/perl-5.10.0/pod/perldata.pod

//Makholm

Thats a cool one and now i got that.

thank u

 

[Tad J McClellan]

Thats a cool one and now i got that.

If you had perl installed, then you already had that, as perl ships
and installs that document, along with a boatload of other docs.

 

[Jürgen Exner]

hi monks,

What does religious asceticism have to do with Perl?

i am new to perl. i just want to know the difference between @ and $
prefixes for variables.

See the first page or so of perldoc perldata. It is a rather terse but
well-written introduction into that subject matter.

when should i use $ and @ as prefix.

Use $ whenever you are talking about a single value aka scalar. Use @ when
you are talking about a collection of values which is indexed by consecutive
natural numbers.

an example may be a little useful

perldoc perldata has numerous examples.

jue