print_r()

[Mark]

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
function does in PHP?

Mark

[Benjamin]

Re: print_r()


Mark wrote:

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
function does in PHP?

I would ask this in a Perl group.

>
Mark

[larry@portcommodore.com]

Re: print_r()


Mark wrote:

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
function does in PHP?
>
Mark

Google for:

print_r() perl

and you get some leads.

[Petr Vileta]

Re: print_r()

"Mark" <Mark.Fenbers@n oaa.govpíse v diskusním príspevku
news:ek9po1$hok $2@news.nems.no aa.gov...

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r() function
does in PHP?
>

No, this function have no equivalent in Perl.
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[dyer85]

Re: print_r()

Check out the Data::Dumper module. You can use it in a procedural
fashion as well as object-oriented.

On Nov 25, 8:07 am, Mark <Mark.Fenb...@n oaa.govwrote:

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
function does in PHP?
>
Mark

[Petr Vileta]

Re: print_r()

<larry@portcomm odore.compíse v diskusním príspevku
news:1164517087 .592391.20950@l 39g2000cwd.goog legroups.com...

>
Mark wrote:

>Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
>around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
>function does in PHP?
>>
>Mark

>
Google for:
>
print_r() perl
>
and you get some leads.
>

Of course, Data::Dumper but this is a module not Perl function. Module is
similar to PHP class ;-)
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[Curtis]

Re: print_r()

If you perldoc Data::Dumper, you'll see that you can use its procedural
interface, thanks to perl's use of namespaces:

Quoted from perldoc:
use Data::Dumper;

# simple procedural interface
print Dumper($foo, $bar);

As you can see, the module has a procedural interface. I noticed the
author of this thread started the same one in comp.lang.perl. modules,
if anyone's interested.

Also, note that if you want to dump an array or hash with the
Data::Dumper module, you need to pass it as a reference:

my %hash = ('a'=>'foo', 'b'=>'bar', 'c'=>'baz');
print Dumper(\%hash);

Curtis

Petr Vileta wrote:

<larry@portcomm odore.compíse v diskusním príspevku
news:1164517087 .592391.20950@l 39g2000cwd.goog legroups.com...

Mark wrote:

Many PHP function replicate Perl functions, but what about the other way
around. Is there anything for Perl that does what the print_r()
function does in PHP?
>
Mark

Google for:

print_r() perl

and you get some leads.

Of course, Data::Dumper but this is a module not Perl function. Module is
similar to PHP class ;-)
--
>
Petr Vileta, Czech republic
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from another non-spammer site please.)

[Curtis]

Re: print_r()

Of course, Data::Dumper but this is a module not Perl function. Module is

similar to PHP class ;-)

Sorry, I just realized I didn't address your comment correctly. Doh!
Yes, you're right, it's a module, but like C or Java, most of Perl's
usefulness comes from the pre-built APIs. I do not believe there is any
native Perl functions that are even similar to print_r. If there were,
there probably wouldn't be a data dump module. ;-)