I have the book Learning Perl in it there's a section called "Using Scalar-Producing Expressions in List Context" then it goes on to say "Going this direction is straightforward: if an expression doesn't normally have a list value, the scalar value is automatically promoted to make a one-element list: 
@fred = 6 * 7; #gets the one-element list (42)
@barney = "hello" . '' . "world";

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In the first example, the array @fred on the left hand side of the operator = makes it a list context, did i got it right? In the second example, "hello" . '' . "world; alone is a scalar expression? Is the array @barney on the left hand side of the operator making it into list context like the first example?

In reply to Re^2: Learning Programming, desperately need to know what information is contained in scalar variables by Anonymous Monk
in thread Learning Programming, desperately need to know what information is contained in scalar variables by Anonymous Monk

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