Lecture GK-2

Perl (2)

Aims

• To introduce some more of the Perl programming language.

Objectives

After this lecture you will be able to:

• perform pattern matching in Perl;
• use pattern substitution and character replacement in Perl programs;
• use arrays and associative arrays ("hashes") in Perl programs.

Supplementary Material

The lecture handout, featuring some of the lecture slides, is available on-line (one per page, four per page).

Programs from the lecture: /chalmers/users/kemp/MVE360/lecture2/

If you are looking for some additional introductory material on Perl, I suggest looking at Chapters 1-6 of the free online book "Beginning Perl" by Simon Cozens.

The Perl Reference Guide is available on-line in several formats, including an HTML version and PDF on eight pages (local access). An extract featuring the most useful parts of the reference guide on four pages is also available (local access).

There is extensive documentation about the Perl programming language at http://www.perl.org/