Re: How to output the words that you want that came thru an html file?

grep returns a list. In this case, it is a list of ONE element. When you assign a list to a scalar, you get the number of elements.

try:

my ( $introduction ) = grep /Game Introduction - Marvel: Avengers Alli
+ance/, @content; 
# Parens added in order to provide LIST context, and removed where not
+ necessary
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Re^2: How to output the words that you want that came thru an html file? by Anonymous Monk on May 04, 2012 at 09:22 UTC
When you assign a list to a scalar, you get the number of elements. No, grep in scalar context, returns the number of matches A list in scalar context returns the right most element `$ perl -le " print scalar qw/ ro sham bo / " bo` [download] More on this in If you believe in Lists in Scalar Context, Clap your Hands	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: How to output the words that you want that came thru an html file? by stone_ice (Initiate) on May 04, 2012 at 05:32 UTC
Oh I see... I tried and it printed the whole html code. It's the same if I printed the @content..	[reply]