September 2018
Beginner
474 pages
9h 35m
English
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Index
Symbols
- ! (exclamation point)
- adverbs and, Named Parameters
- pattern matching with, Unicode properties
- private methods and, Private Methods
- unary operators and, Boolean Values
- != (numeric inequality operator), Comparing Things
- " (double quote), Interpolated Strings
- # (hashtag), Comments, Common Formatting Tasks
- #! (shebang), Glossary
- $ (end-of-string anchor), Anchors
- $ sigil, Variables, Binding and Assignment
- $! variable, Catching Exceptions
- $$ (end-of-line anchor), Anchors
- $/ variable, Successful Matches, Captures
- $_ variable (topic), Smart Matching, Blocks with Parameters, The Match Operator, Glossary
- % (percent sign), Formatted Output, Surrounders and Separators
- % sigil, Variables, Hashes
- %% operator, Comparing Things
- %() variable, Hashes
- %_ variable, Named Parameters for Free
- & (all junction operator), all
- & sigil, Variables, Storing Blocks, Parameter Constraints
- && (logical AND operator), Boolean Values
- () (parentheses)
- allomorphic quoting and, Adverbs
- as grouping operator, Storing Blocks, Constructing a List
- changing precedence with, Precedence
- literal quoting and, Literal Quoting
- program arguments and, Program Arguments
- whitespace and, Conditional Branching
- * prefixing array parameter, Slurpy Parameters
- * quantifier, Zero or More
- * twigil, Predefined Variables
- ** quantifier, Minimal and Maximal
- + (plus sign)
- hyperoperators and, The Hyperoperators
- pattern matching using, Combining properties
- unary operators and, String to Number Conversions
- + quantifier, Quantifiers
- +& (bitwise AND operator), File Metadata ...
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