Re^2: Perl5 Internal Representation of string variable

Okay, now I'm confused at a higher level!

My understanding of the perl scalar is the same as you describe, so is it the s/// operator that requires backslash characters?

Thank you

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Re^3: Perl5 Internal Representation of string variable by Marshall (Canon) on Oct 02, 2010 at 18:22 UTC
You need the backslash \, when the following character has a special meaning. Whether that is required or not is context dependent. In a regex you have to backslash the [ character because that character has a special meaning in a regex. But in a print statement this is not necessary.	[reply]