Wow, that's the first time i've seen Perl do something truly dumb.

Anyhow, the origin shouldn't matter. I'm looking for methods that work in all circumstances on the very simple question of "Is this an int or a float?" As such the comparison thing doesn't matter much either, since i doubt it'll store pre-decimal components in a manner that would make them come out as a decimal when retrieved from ram.

Edit: So why do people vote this down? Can't handle it when people speak their mind about Perl? Did i say something really stupid without realizing? I'm not trolling here, so at least let me know if and when I'm wrong.

In reply to Re^2: How to determine whether a number has a decimal component? by Xenofur
in thread How to determine whether a number has a decimal component? by Xenofur

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