On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:47 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote:
> What is the difference between these two commands and why would
> you use ".perl"?
>
> say "$ServiceName";
> say $ServiceName.perl;
>
The first uses .gist, which produces a summary of an object ("just the
gist"). For value types, it will be the same as .perl; complex object types
will usually provide a useful subset of information instead of spilling
their guts.
.perl is effectively a built-in version of Perl 5's Data::Dumper, although
currently it has some shortcomings.
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