Use "eq" (as well as lt, gt, ne, ge, le, cmp) for string matching. The operators "==" (as well as <, >, !=, >=, <=, <=>) for numeric matching. Perl will convert the values based on the operator used.
So with "==", like you are using, Perl converts both arguments to numbers before comparing. So this is what you want... $mystr eq "exactstr" Rob -----Original Message----- From: rkl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:12 PM To: perl Subject: exact string match? How to test for exact string match? this doesn't work: $mystr == "exactstr" thanks -rkl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
