local $/;
print "@{[ <DATA> ]}\n";
Sure, you CAN do that.
- Creates an array
- Fetches the file contents
- Puts that in the new array, as one element
- Copies the array element
- Throws the array away
- Adds \n
- Passes a large string to print
And it's a lot of work.
print while <DATA>; or something similar is usually a MUCH better idea.
Rule of thumb: do not use the idioms explained in the root of this thread, unless you really have to interpolate (like in regexes, although (??{}) may be a better idea). Especially the array creating one.
Juerd
# { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }