Re: Function Confusion

Actually, I ran into a few other syntax errors. If anyone can help.

sub fireball{
    
    my $uint32_t = \buffer;
    my $word_count;
    my $bias;
    (
        uint23_t checksum = $bias
        while($word_count);
            {
                checksum += \buffer
                word_count--
                buffer++
            }
        return checksum
    )
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Im getting an syntax errors near $bias and buffer++. do i need semicolons after these, because when i put them in, it still does not work. Thanks.

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Re^2: Function Confusion by moritz (Cardinal) on Jul 09, 2009 at 21:34 UTC
`uint23_t checksum = $bias` is not Perl syntax. and `\` is not a sigil. And `checksum` and `word_count` and `buffer` still don't have sigils.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Function Confusion by stevemayes (Scribe) on Jul 10, 2009 at 05:53 UTC
your syntax on the while loop is still incorrect. You have: `while ($string_tested); { statement statement statement }` [download] It should read like this: `while (test) { statement0; statement1; statement2; }` [download] I echo the approach suggested by mzedeler and also that you have a look at the tutorials section. Oh and always `use strict; use warnings;`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]