Intermediate Perl, 2nd Edition

Index

Note

Modules have been indexed separately, starting on page .

Symbols

$/ variable, The do Block

$@ variable, Inserting Code with eval, Adding Our First Tests

$_ variable, List Filtering with grep–List Filtering with grep, The Improved Way

& (ampersand), Referencing a Named Subroutine

( ) (parentheses), Creating an Anonymous Array Directly

* operator, Dynamic Code with eval

+ operator, Dynamic Code with eval

/ operator, Dynamic Code with eval

; (semicolon), Trapping Errors with eval

<=> (spaceship operator), Fancier Sorting

?: operator, Making a Method Work with Either Classes or Instances

@_ variable, Doing the Same Task on Many Arrays, What to Do with @_, Accessing the Instance Data

@− variable, Regexes as Scalars

[ ] (square brackets), Creating an Anonymous Array Directly

\ (backslash) character, Taking a Reference to an Array–Taking a Reference to an Array, References to Hashes

{ } (curly braces)

anonymous hash constructors and, Creating an Anonymous Hash

blocks and, Creating an Anonymous Hash

hash references and, References to Hashes

scalars and, Getting Our Braces Off, Referencing a Named Subroutine

− operator, Dynamic Code with eval

A

abstract methods, Creating Getters and Setters More Easily

accessors, AUTOLOAD and, Using AUTOLOAD for Accessors

acmeism, YAML

ampersand (&), Referencing a Named Subroutine

anonymous array constructors, Creating an Anonymous Array Directly

anonymous arrays

creating directly, Creating an Anonymous Array Directly–Creating an Anonymous Array Directly

defined, What If That ...