Perl Language Essentials

Perl Language Essentials

• start the course
• describe the Perl language
• work with Perl code formatting, naming conventions, and sigils
• work with Perl scalar variables
• work with numerical data types in Perl
• work with strings in Perl
• work with the undef property and empty strings
• work with namespaces and understand scope in Perl
• work with if...else, unless, and ternary conditional statements
• work with foreach and C-style for loops
• work with while and do...while statements
• work with next and last statements in Perl loops
• work with Perl given…when statements
• create and work with Perl Arrays
• display arrays and add a value to an array
• insert and remove array values, use pop, push, splice, and array slices
• create and access hashes
• work with arithmetic, unary, and assignment operators
• work with precedence, associativity, and parentheses
• work with comparison operators, including exists, eq, gt, ne, and le
• work with logical and bitwise operators
• work with variable value coercion: strings and numbers
• create and work with Perl subroutines
• create and work with function parameters: passing values and references
• work with variable scope
• utilize state to control variable scope
• work with anonymous subroutines in Perl
• describe built-in Perl functions
• work with the fundamental constructs of the Perl language

Perl Programming Techniques

Perl Programming Techniques

• start the course
• work with basic regular expressions in Perl
• work with special characters in Perl
• replace and transform text strings
• work with Perl scalar references
• work with Perl array references
• utilize modules in code, work with standard modules
• work with user-defined modules
• work with objects – Properties, Methods, Classes
• create and work with objects in Perl
• access files using Perl: file handles, open, close, and paths
• read file content using Perl
• write to files using Perl
• work with file directories in Perl
• connect to MySQL databases using Perl
• reading database tables with Perl
• modify table data using Perl
• delete table records using Perl
• create database objects – tables and columns
• create a simple Web server in Perl
• get user input with Perl
• work with HTTP
• work with External Objects in Perl