Re: Perl Idioms Explained - my $string = do { local $/; <FILEHANDLE> };

What about the 'idiom' my $data = do{local(@ARGV,$/)='file.txt';<>}

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Re: Re: Perl Idioms Explained - my $string = do { local $/; <FILEHANDLE> }; by antirice (Priest) on Aug 30, 2003 at 13:07 UTC
Check here (tye solution) for why this may cause problems in some code. Of course, you could shorten his solution slightly: `my $data= do { local( *ARGV, $/ ) = [ $filename ]; <> };` [download] Globs are such fun. Hope this helps. antirice The first rule of Perl club is - use Perl The ith rule of Perl club is - follow rule i - 1 for i > 1	[reply] [d/l]


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