in reply to Re: Common Perl Idioms
in thread Common Perl Idioms

# Get the sign of a number
$a <=> 0

Or just use "abs".

Ignore me. I'm talking nonsense.

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Re^3: Common Perl Idioms
by adrianh (Chancellor) on Jul 25, 2004 at 23:18 UTC
    Or just use "abs".

    Eh?

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