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Re: what is scalar?by myocom (Deacon) |
| on Jul 09, 2001 at 06:50 UTC ( [id://94892]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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The difference boils down to this: localtime() is not a list, it's a function that returns a list when called in list context. When it's called in scalar context (such as when you force it with scalar or assign to a scalar value such as $now = localtime;) it returns a "pretty" version of the current date and time.
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