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

[merlyn]

I just go:

my $contents = do { local $/;  <HANDLE> };

The $/ variable is not per-filehandle, so no need to select.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

[BlueLines]

rock on. it's nice to try to share an easy way to do something and end up with an even easier way in return :-)

--jon

[matthew]

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