help with number of chars ,num to char

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

Hello Monks ,
How does one get the number of characters in a $scalar.
How does one get the value of the last character in a $scalar.
Thanks

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Re: help with number of chars ,num to char by Enlil (Parson) on Feb 01, 2003 at 20:49 UTC
Heres a hint: RTFM (pay particular attention to length and substr) -enlil	[reply]
Re: help with number of chars ,num to char by data64 (Chaplain) on Feb 02, 2003 at 02:37 UTC
Guessing that you are new to perl and to the Monastery, here are some links to get you started. How to get the most of your question from the monks New Monks How to RTFM Just a tongue-tied, twisted, earth-bound misfit. -- Pink Floyd	[reply]