Hello,

I have perl-5.6.1 and the above code does not work because after stripping the comments, it looks like: 

<<
this is a 
multiline
comment

[download]
which is clearly wrong and the compiler complains. To get around this, you need to use something like: 
<<C;
this is a 
comment
C

[download]
or, if you really want the hash sign, do: 
<<'#';
this is a
comment
#

[download]
But in neither case does the code run cleanly and pass warning about "Useless use of a constant in void context".

Btw, for me, I never really liked multiline comments. Even in C, my comments look like: 

/*
 * This is a 
 * Multiline
 * Comment
 */

[download]
Which looks ugly compared to perl's comments (or ada's even).

Aziz,,,

In reply to Re: Answer: Better ways to make multi-line comments in Perl? by abstracts
in thread Better ways to make multi-line comments in Perl? by turumkhan

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.