Re: check if a filehandle is STDOUT when using use strict;

I seriously doubt if comparing to \*STDOUT will do. After all, a filehandle is a special entry in a typeglob, it's not just a plain scalar that you can compare. It's not even a reference.

But you can always use fileno, and applying the snippet of code on the page, you can do:

if(fileno($fh)==fileno(STDOUT)) {
   # ...
}
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And yes, fileno(STDOUT) is allowed by strict.

There could be a bit of a problem if $fh is a tied filehandle instead of a physical handle. In that case, fileno will return -1, which is different from the default value for STDOUT, which is 1. If you tie STDOUT too, then you're in trouble.

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Re^2: check if a filehandle is STDOUT when using use strict; by ISAI student (Scribe) on Jan 01, 2013 at 06:56 UTC
It's a physical handle. Thanks!	[reply]