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| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perldata.pod | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perldiag.pod | 7 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perldata.pod b/pod/perldata.pod index 64ea8be765..b7c3b1cecd 100644 --- a/pod/perldata.pod +++ b/pod/perldata.pod @@ -278,17 +278,10 @@ integer formats: 0377 # octal 0b011011 # binary -You are allowed to use underscores (underbars) in numeric literals for -legibility, as long as the underscores are spaced at least one digit -apart, and they do not begin or end the integer or fractional part of -a decimal constant. You could, for example, group binary digits by -threes (as for a Unix-style mode argument such as 0b110_100_100) or by -fours (to represent nibbles, as in 0b1010_0110) or in other groups. - -(Note that if you try to begin a number with an underscore, it won't -even be understood as a number, it will be understood as a bareword, -which depending on the context may mean for example a string constant, -a function call, or a filehandle.) +You are allowed to use underscores (underbars) in numeric literals +between digits for legibility. You could, for example, group binary +digits by threes (as for a Unix-style mode argument such as 0b110_100_100) +or by fours (to represent nibbles, as in 0b1010_0110) or in other groups. String literals are usually delimited by either single or double quotes. They work much like quotes in the standard Unix shells: diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod index a594f53263..eab05567e3 100644 --- a/pod/perldiag.pod +++ b/pod/perldiag.pod @@ -1872,11 +1872,8 @@ ended earlier on the current line. =item Misplaced _ in number -(W syntax) An underscore (underbar) in a numeric constant either -immediately followed an earlier underscore; or an underscore ended a -numeric constant, or, in the case of decimal constants, an underscore -began or ended its fractional part. (If you try to begin a numerical -constant with an underscore, it won't even be recognized as a number.) +(W syntax) An underscore (underbar) in a numeric constant did not +separate two digits. =item Missing %sbrace%s on \N{} |