> returns "true" or "false" (1 or '') and in list > context it returns the > contents of any capturing parentheses in the > pattern. > > The expression: > > ( $ptypeline =~ /movable.+(sine|geo|radial|ortho)/i > )[ 0 ] > > is a list slice so the regular expression is in list > context but the slice is > a single value so the expression is a scalar. > > The || operator will only work with scalar values, > not with lists, so this > works because the list has been converted to a > scalar with the list slice. > > > > > John
******************************************** the list context represents everything between the / / and the slice context represents [ 0 ] which is assigned as a scalar to $ptypeline. Correct? thx derek __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
