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Subroutines

Subroutines receive arguments in @_ and return with return.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 4 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Define with sub name { }.
  • Read args from @_.
  • Use lexical my variables.

In plain English

Subroutines receive arguments in @_ and return with return.

  • Define with sub name { }.
  • Read args from @_.
  • Use lexical my variables.
subs.plPERL
sub greet {
  my ($name) = @_;
  return "Hello, $name";
}
print greet("Ada"), "\n";
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Answer from memory: Where do subroutine arguments arrive?

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