Re: list assignment

srd wrote:
> #!/usr/bin/env perl
> use warnings;
> use strict;
> my $x= (1,2,3);
> print $x,"\n";
> exit(0);
> *************************************
> output:
> Useless use of a constant in void context at ./try.plx line 4.
> 3
> *************************************
> If we put $x=(1,2) then we get 2 without the error message.
> 
> Can someone please explain why?
> 
> 

Yes, perl places the last item in the list into the variable.  That's 
why the others are "useless".

Try:

my $x = ( 1, 2, 'this one' );


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