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$_ for print function : Special Variables « Language Basics « Perl
Perl
Language Basics
Special Variables
$_ for print function
#!C:\Perl\Bin\ $_ =
"asdf! \n"
; print;
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1.
Special Literals
2.
Splitting up $_
3.
Splitting up $_ and creating an unnamed list
4.
The list separator is a comma
5.
The list separator is the empty string
6.
Passing Arguments at the Command Line
7.
Special Hashes: The %ENV Hash
8.
The %SIG hash sets signal handlers for signals.
9.
A program that changes the value of $/.
10.
A program that uses the $" (dollar and quotation) variable.
11.
A program that uses the $(dollar), variable.
12.
A program that uses the $< variable.
13.
A program that uses the $\(dollar and slash) variable.
14.
A simple program that assigns to $_ using
.
15.
A simple version of the cat command using $_.
16.
ARGV and the Null Filehandle
17.
ARGV in Perl represents the command-line arguments.
18.
Aliases and Values
19.
Alternative names for Perl system variables.
20.
Assign elements in @_ to scalar
21.
Assign string array to @ARGV by using qw
22.
Assign value to @_
23.
Build the ARGV array with qw function
24.
@_ has runtime scope.
25.
A more expanded version for showing how to use the $_
26.
Built-in variables: $_
27.
Call-by-Reference and the @_ Array
28.
Capturing fatal errors
29.
Catching the sigINT signal
30.
Code the $_ specifically
31.
Compare value entered with number with underscore
32.
Error message is stored in $!
33.
Extracts information from the $] variable.
34.
$! is the error number
35.
$! stores the error message
36.
$" is the separator
37.
$# is the default format
38.
$(dollar), is the separator
39.
$MATCH = $&
40.
$SIG{__DIE__}
41.
$SIG{__WARN__} = 'IGNORE';
42.
$SIG{__WARN__} = sub {die "Warning: $_[0]"};
43.
$\ is 'END_OF_OUTPUT'
44.
$^ is the format header
45.
$^O stores the name of the operating system
46.
$^S: is inside eval
47.
$^W: Check the '-w switch'
48.
$^X: get the Perl execuatable file name
49.
$_ stores the user input
50.
$~ is the format
51.
%INC values
52.
File-searching program using $ARGV.
53.
Get Computer Name key in the %ENV
54.
Get local time from $^T
55.
If $_contains needle, the string is printed.
56.
Integer signal
57.
Lines Remaining on the Page: $-
58.
List all command line argument
59.
Local builtin var
60.
Locate all numbers less than 6
61.
Manipuate @_ and return @_
62.
Mannually change the $1 variable
63.
Match: $&
64.
Perl 5 Built-In Variables
65.
Perl's modules reside in the directories named in the @INC array, or subdirectories
66.
Perl's special arrays
67.
Perl's special variables
68.
Postmatch $'
69.
Prematch: $`
70.
Print all command line argument
71.
Print the default variable's ($_) value
72.
Quick Sum
73.
Read and set environment variables?
74.
Read lines from supplied filenames
75.
Reference element in @_
76.
Resetting array base
77.
Retrieving the Entire Pattern: $&
78.
Saving in the $& special scalar
79.
Set the $/ and chomp
80.
Special Variables
81.
System variables that control how write sends output to a file
82.
Test of open and die with $!.
83.
The $_ Scalar Variable
84.
The @* field
85.
The @ISA Array and Calling Methods
86.
The Argument Vector @ARGV
87.
The Pattern-Matching Operator and $_
88.
The Substitution Operator and $_
89.
The code executes a line of code you type as long as that line doesn't start with a #
90.
The environment associative array: Associative arrays %ENV holds your system's environment variables.
91.
The following functions and operators work with the $_ variable by default:
92.
The shift operator returns an undefined value if the array has no more elements.
93.
To list all .pm files by using the @INC array
94.
Use while loop to display all entries in ENV
95.
Using $, to set the separator for print command
96.
Using $_ (dollar underscore)
97.
Using $_ as the array index
98.
Using $_ variable with while statement
99.
Using %SIG to define our own signal handlers
100.
Using @_ directly
101.
Using __LINE__ to output line number
102.
Using eof and <> together.
103.
Using the $. variable.
104.
Using the $;(dollar and semicolon) variable.
105.
Using the @_ to reference the parameter
106.
Using the Default Variable $_
107.
Using the diamond operator with @ARGV
108.
Using the if statement to check the command line parameters
109.
Using the special Perl variable $! in the message passed to die.
110.
Using tr to convert all file names passed in to uppercase
111.
Verify the total number of the command line parameter
112.
Working with $_ usually makes programming much easier, but more confusing to the uninitiated
113.
You display the current line of execution in a Perl script by referring to it with the __LINE__ token.
114.
You display the name of the current Perl package with __PACKAGE__.
115.
You display the name of the current file with the __FILE__ token
116.
foreach (@_)
117.
foreach loop and $_
118.
or die $!
119.
or die $^E;
120.
print "Hello, $ENV{USER}!\n";
121.
print $INC{'English.pm'};
122.
print $]; (Perl version number)
123.
print out all pm library location
124.
prints out each element of @ARGV separately
125.
shift: defaults to shifting @ARGV
126.
time - $^T
127.
undef $/;