Re: How else can I read from a file without using a while loop, testing for the EOF?

Much less dangerous than undef-ing $/ globably (and maybe forgetting to set it back) local-ize it to a block that just does your file reading:

my $string = do{ local $/; <$filehandle> };
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Or you can use $RS if you can't (or don't want to) remember $/.

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Re: Answer: How else can I read from a file without using a while loop, testing for the EOF? by jdhedden (Deacon) on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:52 UTC
I like the slurp method provided by IO::All: `use IO::All; my @lines = io('file.txt')->slurp;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]