String Operators: the right and wrong ways to perform an equivalence check on a string: : String « String « Perl






String Operators: the right and wrong ways to perform an equivalence check on a string:

     

    # Wrong!!!
    if ($string == "Hello")
    {
       # Do something...
    }

    # Right!
    if ($string eq "Hello")
    {
       # Do something...
    }

   
    
    
    
    
  








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