Perl programming on MPE/iX - February 2001

February 9, 2001
Solution Symposium
Page 7
hp e3000
perl
programming
scalar vs. list context
• the context of some operations will determine the type of
the data returned
• scalar
• list
• assignment to a scalar variable will evaluate the
righthand side in a scalar context
• $onerecord = <STDIN>
• assignment to a list variable will evaluate the righthand
side in a list context
• @entirefile = <STDIN>
• context-based behavior is always documented