IO::Prompter return object

azadian has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

perl -MIO::Prompter -e '$ret = prompt -num,"number:" ; prompt -num,-de
+f=>$ret, "another:"'
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IO::Prompter returns an object which gets auto-stringified, except when it doesn't...

How can I explicitly extract the string/number from the object?

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Re: IO::Prompter return object by TheDamian (Vicar) on Feb 18, 2026 at 08:59 UTC
Alternatively, add the `-v` option: `perl -MIO::Prompter -e '$ret = prompt -v, -num,"number:" ; prompt -num,-def=>$ret, "another:"'`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: IO::Prompter return object by ikegami (Patriarch) on Feb 17, 2026 at 21:56 UTC
You can force stringification using `"$ret"`, if that's what you're asking.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: IO::Prompter return object by azadian (Beadle) on Feb 18, 2026 at 07:54 UTC
Apparently not, as I'm using $ret in the second call to prompt, which crashes. Update: Ah, so I need the quotes. Thanks. Original content restored by janitors.	[reply]
Re^3: IO::Prompter return object by 1nickt (Canon) on Feb 18, 2026 at 08:27 UTC
Update: You have materially changed the post to which this post replies, that's not cool. See How do I change/delete my post?. As ikegami said, you need to wrap the scalar in double quotes to explicitly force stringification. Literally `"$ret"`. `$ perl -MIO::Prompter -e '$ret = prompt -num,"number:" ; prompt -num,- +def=>"$ret", "another:"' number: 42 another: 43` [download] The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply] [d/l] [select]