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PERL scalar Function



Syntax

scalar EXPR


Definition and Usage

Forces the evaluation of EXPR to be in scalar context, even if it would normally work in list context.

Return Value

  • Scalar

Example

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

@a = (1,2,3,4);
@b = (10,20,30,40);

@c = ( @a, @b );
print "1 - Final Arrary is @c\n";

@c = ( scalar(@a), scalar(@b) );
print "2 - Final Arrary is @c\n";

It will produce following results:

1 - Final Arrary is 1 2 3 4 10 20 30 40
2 - Final Arrary is 4 4


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