value constructors
scalar values
- $abc = 12345;
- $abc = 12345.67;
- $abc = 0xffff; # hexadecimal
- $abc = 0377; # octal
- $abc = 'a simple string';
- $abc = "a string with a newline\n";
list values
- @abc = ("cat", "dog", $def);
- ($dev, $ino, undef, undef, $uid, $gid) = stat($file);
hash values
- $abc{'December'} = 12;
- $month = $abc{'December'};