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Re^2: Perl Idioms Explained - my $count = () = /.../gby japhy (Canon) |
| on Feb 05, 2006 at 16:23 UTC ( [id://528099]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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You misunderstood me. A list assignment in scalar context returns the number of elements. my $count = (LIST1) = (LIST2);The chunk in bold is the list assignment. That is put in scalar context by the my $count = ... part. Please see Re: Longest repeated string... for further clarification.
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