concat '\' with word

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Re: concat '\' with word by arturo (Vicar) on May 27, 2003 at 12:17 UTC
De rigeur snarky answer to the question you've asked: yes. Somewhat more helpful answer to the question you should have asked: perlintro, and while we're at it, How to RTFM. Hand-fed answer: `# update Of course that should be '\' ... $foo = '/' . $bar;` [download] This is a very basic question, any worthwhile introduction to Perl should teach you about string concatenation. Thus, get thee to answer #2 before going any further with Perl. If not P, what? Q maybe? "Sidney Morgenbesser"	[reply] [d/l]
Re: concat '\' with word by teabag (Pilgrim) on May 27, 2003 at 12:11 UTC
uhr, sure, escape it with an extra "\", `print "\\word"; prints: \word` [download] I think that's what you mean? Teabag `Sure there's more than one way, but one just needs one anyway - Teabag`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: concat '\' with word by arthas (Hermit) on May 27, 2003 at 12:30 UTC
You just need to use . (dot) instead of + (plus sign): while the latter is just for numbers, the first works with strings. `$string = '\'.$string;` [download] You can find more information here. Michele.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: concat '\' with word by cciulla (Friar) on May 27, 2003 at 15:44 UTC
It's good that you pointed out the . (dot) operator, and I realize I'm being a tad pedantic, but... `$string = '\'.$string;` [download] Will result in: Can't find string terminator "'" anywhere before EOF As teabag mentioned above, you need to escape the backslash thusly: `$string = '\\'.$string;` [download] C²	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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