jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) (09/11/90)
From the manual (pl28):
"The q operator is a generalized single quote, and the qq operator a
"generalized double quote.
"Any non-alphanumeric delimiter can be used in place of /, including
"newline.
Of course this is extreme, but ... ascii NUL?
(^@ is a real NUL):
$a = q^@foo^@;
=> EOF in string at t.pl line 1.
eval("$a = q\0foo\0"); print "$@";
=> EOF in string at (eval) line 1.
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------------------------ "Arms are made for hugging" -------------------------lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) (09/12/90)
In article <1990Sep11.153135.26548@squirrel.mh.nl> Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl> writes:
: From the manual (pl28):
:
: "The q operator is a generalized single quote, and the qq operator a
: "generalized double quote.
: "Any non-alphanumeric delimiter can be used in place of /, including
: "newline.
:
: Of course this is extreme, but ... ascii NUL?
:
: (^@ is a real NUL):
:
: $a = q^@foo^@;
:
: => EOF in string at t.pl line 1.
:
: eval("$a = q\0foo\0"); print "$@";
:
: => EOF in string at (eval) line 1.
Fixed. By the way, that last one is still a syntax error unless you
say "\$a...".
Larry