Re: what is this variable/value anyway?
Edward G. Orton wrote: I dimly remember that there is a function in perl which will tell you if a variable is a scalar, array, or hash. I tried perldoc, and a number of other things, but can't for the life of me remember what it was, or where I used it before. Suggestions? Perlfunc man page - function 'ref' -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / )// // DBE Collectibles Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / ) /-- o // // http://dbecoll.tripod.com/ (Free site for Perl) -/-' /___/__/_/_ Castle of Medieval Myth Magic http://www.todbe.com/ ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
RE: what is this variable/value anyway?
Are you thinking of the ref operator, which returns the type a reference points to? -Original Message- From: Edward G. Orton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 6:11 PM To: Perl-Win32-Users Mailing List Subject: what is this variable/value anyway? I dimly remember that there is a function in perl which will tell you if a variable is a scalar, array, or hash. I tried perldoc, and a number of other things, but can't for the life of me remember what it was, or where I used it before. Suggestions? ego Edward G. Orton, GWN Consultants Inc. Phone: 613-764-3186, Fax: 613-764-1721 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
Re: what is this variable/value anyway?
- Original Message - From: $Bill Luebkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Edward G. Orton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Perl-Win32-Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:44 PM Subject: Re: what is this variable/value anyway? Edward G. Orton wrote: I dimly remember that there is a function in perl which will tell you if a variable is a scalar, array, or hash. I tried perldoc, and a number of other things, but can't for the life of me remember what it was, or where I used it before. Suggestions? Perlfunc man page - function 'ref' Yup, that's it. Thanks a bunch. I remembered it as refer or reference, and couldn't find what I needed from perldoc. ego Edward G. Orton, GWN Consultants Inc. Phone: 613-764-3186, Fax: 613-764-1721 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
RE: what is this variable/value anyway?
ref() is the beast u require. Toby J Stuart Senior Web Developer Figtree Systems P/L http://www.figtreesys.com.au mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Edward G. Orton [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 10:11 AM To: Perl-Win32-Users Mailing List Subject: what is this variable/value anyway? I dimly remember that there is a function in perl which will tell you if a variable is a scalar, array, or hash. I tried perldoc, and a number of other things, but can't for the life of me remember what it was, or where I used it before. Suggestions? ego Edward G. Orton, GWN Consultants Inc. Phone: 613-764-3186, Fax: 613-764-1721 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
