C:\>perl  -MData::Dumper -le"print Dumper scalar ( 1, 2 ) "
$VAR1 = 2;


C:\>perl  -MData::Dumper -le"print Dumper scalar ( 1, 2 ) x 5"
$VAR1 = '22222';


C:\>perl  -MData::Dumper -le"print Dumper 2 x 5"
$VAR1 = '22222';