Re: $_ in condition

From: Gunnar Hjalmarsson (noreply_at_gunnar.cc)
Date: 08/11/04

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    jason@cyberpine.com wrote:
    > why doesn't $_ substitute with the data
    > when the program is passed the string as such.

    Substitute? Suppose you mean match.

    The reason is that $_ includes a trailing "\n".

    <snip>

    > while(<DATA>) {

         chomp; # this should fix the problem 

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