I have to agree with holli. Can you show a piece of code where ( $param eq '5' ) fails? Perl will convert integers to string automatically. The only time I have problems is when I need to force an integer.

perl_devel writes:

"is there a way to check if $param is integer of string and based on that do a string or integer comparison?"

I don't see the purpose. Perl does the integer to string conversion automatically depending on what it thinks it needs. To check for both would require explicitly casting a string to an integer. So, if you are casting it to one or the other, what's the point??

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