RE: RE: Load file into a scalar without File::Slurp

[matthew]

in reply to RE: Load file into a scalar without File::Slurp
in thread Load file into a scalar without File::Slurp

Try this on for size...

<xmp> my $content = join"",<FILEHANDLE>; </xmp>

oooh, I get goosebumps...

-Matthew

[merlyn]

But now you've built an array just to discard it when you create the string. So, you win points for "easy to type", but lose points for "wasteful implementation".

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker