<div dir="ltr">OH, 0E0, I spit at thee ...<br><br>--matt<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:12 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org">grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Or the ever popular true-but-zero value: 0E0<br>
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--Jason<br>
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On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org">grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> use Test::More tests=>2;<br>
><br>
> my $str = "-0";<br>
> ok($str>=0);<br>
> ok($str ge 0);<br>
><br>
><br>
> --matt<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:52 AM, <<a href="mailto:grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org">grand-rapids-pm-list@pm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Here's something that tripped me up that I thought I'd share as a Perl<br>
>> Puzzle...<br>
>><br>
>> Q1: For what value(s) of $a do the following comparisons return different<br>
>> results?<br>
>><br>
>> $a >= 0<br>
>> $a ge 0<br>
>><br>
>> Q2: Ok, it isn't hard to guess. But, why? The answer reveals something<br>
>> unique about Perl that is very important to keep in mind.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Feel free to reply to the list. I'll post the answer later today if no one<br>
>> nails it.<br>
>><br>
>> -Ed<br>
>><br>
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> --<br>
> Matthew Heusser,<br>
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><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Matthew Heusser,<br>Blog: <a href="http://xndev.blogspot.com">http://xndev.blogspot.com</a><br><br>General, you are listening to a machine. Do the world a favor and don't act like one. -- Dr. Stephen Falken, "War Games", The Movie<br>
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