| Course Description | |
| This three-day course provides the student with an introduction to the Perl programming language. After completing this course, students will be able to create basic Perl scripts.
Course Length: 3 Days Course Tuition: $990 (US) |
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| Prerequisites | |
| Programming experience in a structured language, such as C, C++, Java, or COBOL, is required. | |
| Course Outline |
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• Meet Perl Origin of Perl Where to Get Perl Invoking Perl Perl Resources • Handling Numbers and Strings (Scalar Values) Numeric Literals Manipulating Numbers String Literals Manipulating Strings Single vs. Double Quotes Additional Resources • Using Variables Scalars Variables Array Variables Associative Array Variables Special Variables The Environment Variable The Argument Variable Additional Resources • Flow Control Blocks The if Statement The unless Statement The while Statement The until Statement The do Statement The for Statement: Review The foreach Statement: Review Loop Control: Last Loop Control: Next Additional Resources • Conditional Expressions Numeric Comparison String Comparison Pattern Matching Using the Outcome of a Statement File Test Conditions Complex Conditional Expressions Additional Resources Input and Output Reading Input while & until Loops Record Separator Variable The Diamond Operator The Default Variable Using Parentheses Additional Resources • Advanced Input and Output Filehandles The die and warn Statements Opening and Reading from Files Opening and Writing to Files Reading a Block of a Filehandle Reading a Single Character Piping in Perl The format Statement Here Documents Additional Resources |
• Pattern Matching Pattern Matching vs. Wildcards Matching, Substituting and Translation Modifiers Regular Expressions: Metacharacters Regular Expressions: Classes Regular Expressions: Backreferencing Additional Resources • Perl Utilities split join substr index rindex grep srand & rand sleep Additional Resources • Filesystem & Process Control Controlling the Filesystem within Perl Working with Directories Working with Files Back-Quoting The System Statement Additional Resources Functions Creating Functions Invoking Functions Returning Values from Functions Passing Parameters Scope of Variables local() vs. my() Additional Resources Using Modules What are Modules? Loading Modules with use Other Functions of use Additional Resources • Debugging Perl The –w Switch The Perl Debugger Debugger Commands Contact us for course schedules or more information. |
