explanation of terms

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Re: explanation of terms by davido (Cardinal) on Jan 03, 2013 at 07:38 UTC
perlintro, and perlop ought to just about cover it. Presumably you're asking what the difference is between the "`=`" (assignment) operator and the "`->`" (dereference) operator. The first is used to assign a value (or values in the case of aggregate data-types), and the second is used to dereference a reference. Dave	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: explanation of terms by Anonymous Monk on Jan 03, 2013 at 08:01 UTC
thank you...i didnt know what '->' means...my question was also difference between $telnet and $t...does $telnet have some special meaning?	[reply]
Re^3: explanation of terms by davido (Cardinal) on Jan 03, 2013 at 08:37 UTC
Conceptually, `$telnet` is to `$t` as `John` is to `Fred`. They're just different variables, represented by different names. They have no special meaning aside from whatever meaning the programmer who used them intended for them. If you want to know what the programmer's intent was when she used those names, you'll probably have to read and understand the source code in a broader scope than just a variable name and operator here and there. If I say, "Be advised th", you wouldn't have any idea what I'm trying to advise you of any more than I know what your script does just by seeing two variable names. Dave	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: explanation of terms by Anonymous Monk on Jan 04, 2013 at 06:51 UTC
Re^3: explanation of terms by Anonymous Monk on Jan 03, 2013 at 08:22 UTC
does $telnet have some special meaning? Ask yourself what is the difference between $c and $controller? Oh, you say its impossible to know without seeing the code?	[reply]
Re: explanation of terms by Anonymous Monk on Jan 03, 2013 at 07:31 UTC
Syntax errors, every single one See also B::Deparse, perlintro, perlop, perlsyn, Modern Perl, http://perl-tutorial.org/	[reply]