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PERL chop Function



Syntax

chomp VARIABLE

chomp( LIST )

chomp


Definition and Usage

Removes the last character from EXPR, each element of LIST, or $_ if no value is specified.

Return Value

  • The character removed from EXPR

  • In list context, The character removed from the last element of LIST

Example

#!/usr/bin/perl

$string1 = "This is test";
$retval  = chop( $string1 );

print " Choped String is : $string1\n";
print " Character removed : $retval\n";

This will produce following result


 Choped String is : This is tes
 Number of characters removed : t



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