[ic] Perl Variable Interpretation (Was: How to access PERL Environment Variables?)

[Doug Alcorn]

Spencer <spencer@poseidon.mediabang.com> writes:

>     $return .= "$key = ". $Session->{$key} ."<BR>\n";

I've always had a queation about this and my own usage is fairly
inconsistent.  In this assignment, you have quoted the variable $key,
concatenated that quoted string with the variable $Session->{key}, and
finally concatenated another string.  What's the difference between
what you wrote and this:

        $return .= "$key = $Session->{$key} <BR>\n";

(BTW, I tested this to see if it had the same result.  It does.)  Are
there strict rules about what perl can and can't interpolate within
double-quotes?  I imagine there would be some instances where perl
might get confused.
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