Advanced Perl Programming

Index

Symbols

@, for dereferencing arrays, References to Arrays

\\\\ (backslash) in static allocation, Referring to Existing Variables

{ } (braces), A More General Rule, Trojan horses

anonymous hashes, References to Anonymous Storage

[ ] (brackets), for anonymous arrays, References to Anonymous Storage

\:\: notation, Nesting Packages

for instance methods, The Need for Polymorphism

$ (dollar sign)

$@ variable, The String Form: Expression Evaluation, The String Form: Expression Evaluation

dereferencing scalars, References to Scalars

-> (arrow) notation, Shortcuts with the Arrow Notation, Shortcuts with the Arrow Notation, Final Shortcut: Omit Arrows Between Subscripts

indirect notation versus, Detour: The indirect notation

for instance methods, The Need for Polymorphism

(diamond) operator, When would you ever need to use local?

( ) for anonymous arrays, References to Anonymous Storage

%, for dereferencing hashes, References to Hashes

" (quotation marks), Watch Your Quotes

' (single quotation mark), Watch Your Quotes

A

absolute text widget positioning, Inserting text at absolute positions

abstract syntax tree (AST), Jeeves Example, Jeeves Example

Academy Award data (example), Pass the Envelope, Print a Specific Entry, Given a Year and Category

accept function, Receiver

accessing

object attributes, Accessor Methods, Accessor Methods

from other packages, Basic Package

privileges, persistence and, Persistence Issues

symbol table, Accessing the Symbol Table, Accessing the Symbol Table

accessor methods, Accessor Methods ...