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(Subroutine) Arguments explained (sort of.)

by Andrew_Levenson (Hermit)
on Dec 12, 2006 at 20:06 UTC ( #589388=perltutorial: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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    use strict; #always and forever, amen.
    use warnings;  #or else.
    
    ...
    #@ARGV is an array containing the arguments supplied. We're taking the
    + first value.
    print "\n$argument"; 
    #This here will show you exactly what has been put into $argument.
    
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    $bar='Hello,';
    ...
    #will first print out the contents of $bar, then $baz because 
    #those are the arguments given.
    }
    
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    foo("square", 3);
    
    sub foo{
      my ($shape, $size) = @_;
    }
    

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