Nkuipers wrote: > Hello all, > > While reading the Cookbook, I came across the following on page 357: > > "If the value assigned to a typeglob is not a reference but itself another > typeglob, then all types by that name are aliased. The types aliased in a > full typeglob assignment are scalar....and format." > > I have used every globbed item except format...I've never even heard of > format. > > What's a format? The Cookbook deals mostly with Perl 5.004; are formats > deprecated? > > Thanks, > > Nathanael Kuipers
format are those that when you see: format HELLO_WORLD = @<<<<<<<< @<<<<<<< @<<<<<<<<< $i, $j, $k . $~ = 'HELLO_WORLD'; write; __END__ here the format is 'HELLO_WORLD' david -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
