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PERL print Function
Syntax
print FILEHANDLE LIST
print LIST
print
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Definition and Usage
Prints the values of the expressions in LIST to the current default output filehandle, or to the one specified by FILEHANDLE.
If set, the $\ variable will be added to the end of the LIST
If LIST is empty, the value in $_ is printed instead.
print accepts a list of values and every element of the list will be interpreted as an expression.
Return Value
0 on failure
1 on success
Example
Try out following example:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
$string = "That is test";
@list = (1,2,3,4,5,6,);
$index = index ($string, 'is');
print "Position of is in the string $index\n";
print "Print list @list\n";
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It will produce following results:
Position of is in the string 5
Print list 1 2 3 4 5 6
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