Re^3: Binary to decimal conversion

From reverse

reverse LIST
      In list context, returns a list value consisting of the ele-
      ments of LIST in the opposite order.  In scalar context, con-
      catenates the elements of LIST and returns a string value with
      all characters in the opposite order.

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Comment on Re^3: Binary to decimal conversion

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Re^4: Binary to decimal conversion by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:57 UTC
In list context: `my @array = reverse( LIST );` [download] In scalar context: `my $value = reverse( LIST );` [download] Fine. But it does not say how it's supposed to behave when fed a SCALAR instead of a LIST, does it? I'm still confused. -- Andreas	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Binary to decimal conversion by Fletch (Bishop) on Dec 11, 2007 at 13:43 UTC
Erm . . . a LIST may consist of a single scalar value. That single scalar value is concatenated with all the other elements in the LIST (very quickly, obviously, since they're non-existent) and the bytes in that concatenated string (i.e. the single scalar argument) are returned in reverse order, just like the docs say. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re^6: Binary to decimal conversion by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Dec 11, 2007 at 13:57 UTC
Then tell me why this prints `hello` and not `olleh`? `$ perl -wle 'print reverse(q{hello})' hello` [download] -- Andreas	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: Binary to decimal conversion by Fletch (Bishop) on Dec 11, 2007 at 14:02 UTC
Re^8: Binary to decimal conversion by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 11, 2007 at 19:09 UTC
Re^7: Binary to decimal conversion by Anonymous Monk on Dec 12, 2007 at 08:34 UTC


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