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Re: variable help

Subject: Re: variable help
From: Randal L. Schwartz
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:44:33 -0800
Newsgroups: perl.beginners

>>>>> ""Andrew" == "Andrew Curry" <andrew.curry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

"Andrew> If you are not 100% sure then you can also do if ($x =~/^\d*$/) for an
"Andrew> actual integer i.e. a number in the positive whole set of numbers {
"Andrew> 1,2,3....}  or negative whole numbers -1,-2,-3.... or 0. 

This also fails, declaring "123\n" as a match, and thus being
"an integer".  False positive.

Please check your answers before answering on beginners next time.

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