Re: [Fun With Perl] What does this do?

[" " <firebug@apk.net>]

>>From: "Juanma Barranquero" <barranquero@laley-actualidad.es>
>>To: fwp@technofile.org
>>Subject: [Fun With Perl] What does this do?
>>Date: Wed, Jun 16, 1999, 11:12 AM
>>
>
>>   print "\L\uHELLO, \U\lWORLD\E\n";
>
>
> You need a macro closure \E before the next \U, re -
>
>   print "\L\uHELLO, \E\U\lWORLD\E\n";
>

Ok, so now I know what this does, will someone explain what is going on
here?

Thanks.


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