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What does the chomp() method do to Strings in Perl?
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Overview
The chomp() method, when called on a string, removes the last trailing newline from the string.
Syntax
chomp(str)
Parameters
str: The string we want to remove from any last trailing new line.
Return value
This method returns the total number of trailing newlines removed.
Example
# create some strings $greetings = "Hi! Welcome to Ruby!\n"; $name = "Ruby Programming Language\n"; # use the chomp method $result1 = chomp($greetings); $result2 = chomp($name); $result3 = chomp($greetings, $name); # print results print "$result1 \n"; print "$result2 \n"; print "$result3";
Using the chomp() method on Strings in Perl
Explanation
In the above code snippet:
- Lines 2 and 3: We create two strings.
- Lines 5 to 7: We use the
chompmethod and remove trailing newline characters in the strings we created. - Lines 9 to 11: We print the results to the console.
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