Re: Another REALLY basic question!


f...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi All

What does -> mean in perl scripting.

the arrow operator either dereferences a reference, or is a method
invocation.

eg.

my $f_username=$query->param('req_username');
my $f_password=$query->param('req_password');

Thanks

Fred

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