> -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Newland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Math::BigInt > > > Readers, > > I've been to cpan.org site but some of the pages are not appearing. > what does Math::BigInt do in the following perl line? > > $amount= Math::BigInt ->new("$posted_amount");
perldoc Math::BigInt will give you the docs on your local system. That line is creating a Math::BigInt object, using $posted_amount to set the initial value. The object reference is assigned to $amount, presumably to be used for further calculations. Note that the double quotes are superfluous here. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
