why this doesn't work (tm)? :)

[Matija Papec]

print $i for $i(1..3);

is there a reason, or simply just doesn't work?

 

[Nicholas Dronen]

MP> print $i for $i(1..3);

MP> is there a reason, or simply just doesn't work?

Use this instead:

$ perl -wle 'print for 1..3;'
1
2
3

Regards,

Nicholas

 

[Bart Lateur]

print $i for $i(1..3);

is there a reason, or simply just doesn't work?

This syntax only works with $_ as an implied loop variable.

print for 1 .. 3;