Re: Does perl read the entire pl file into memory?

> when it encounters the __END__ then it stops reading?

Right this happens at compile time and DATA° is exactly that filehandle which points there.

That's why you can continue reading from <DATA> or use seek to set DATA back and read the source again. ( better not at compile time though ;)

Cheers Rolf
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°) there is a minor difference between DATA and END which doesn't matter in this case.

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Re^2: Does perl read the entire pl file into memory? by harangzsolt33 (Deacon) on May 21, 2019 at 20:05 UTC
Thank you for all your replies! You were all very helpful and great point. I'll probably keep the comments section at the end separate from my perl script. ;)	[reply]
Re^3: Does perl read the entire pl file into memory? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on May 22, 2019 at 01:04 UTC
Let me add: please do not use literal comments. Use POD (and there are several other tutorials around). It's easy, it's relatively powerful, it reads fine raw, and various formatters know how to display it nicely.	[reply]