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Re: Re: Re: Why the error?by Anonymous Monk |
on Mar 10, 2001 at 15:05 UTC ( [id://63457]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
\* is called a typeglob... if you are a beginner, this is way advanced for you to understand.. in some words, this is a reference (and here a reference to a filehandle) the * is the typeglob. and the \ is to dereference it. a typeglob references anything from a $scalar, to an @array on to a FILEHANDLE
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