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What is local $/ in Perl?
What is local $/ in Perl?
Chiara
Mon Nov 18 2024
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I'm learning Perl and I came across this symbol 'local $/' in the code. I'm not sure what it means or how it's used. Can someone explain the purpose and functionality of 'local $/' in Perl?
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Leonardo
Wed Nov 20 2024
This setting changes the value that Perl uses to determine the end of a line.
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isabella_taylor_activist
Wed Nov 20 2024
By setting the input record separator to an empty value, Perl will no longer stop reading at a newline character.
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Maria
Wed Nov 20 2024
Instead, Perl will continue reading until the entire file has been processed.
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Alessandra
Wed Nov 20 2024
Calling the local dollar sign followed by a slash configures Perl's input record separator.
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Riccardo
Wed Nov 20 2024
This allows for the use of the spaceship operator, which is a Perl feature.
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