Delve into Perl, a popular text processing language. Gain insights into loops, strings, and arrays, progressing to complex data structures and packages. No prior knowledge required.

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Perl is one of the most popular text processing languages in the world. It allows you to create extremely efficient text parsers for all sorts of applications.

This interactive course will help you get up to speed on Perl, starting off with basic concepts like loops, strings, and arrays. You'll build your way up to more complex topics like data structures and packages.

No background knowledge is needed. Anyone willing to understand the principles and syntax of Perl to use it in the future will find this course useful.

Learn Perl from Scratch

Which symbol is used to add single line comment in Perl?

Which symbol is used to add single line comment in Perl?

```C++
cout << "Hello World" << endl;
```

Which of the following is the correct Perl statement to display ```Hello World``` on the screen?

Which of the following is the correct Perl statement to display <code>Hello World</code> on the screen?

```#``` symbol is missing at the start of the code statement

Semicolon is missing at the end of the code statement 

What is the error in the code below?

```perl
  	print "This is a print statement"
```

What is the error in the code below?
<pre><code class="language-perl"> 	print &quot;This is a print statement&quot;
</code></pre>

You can also use `printf` function instead of `print` function in Perl.

You can also use <code>printf</code> function instead of <code>print</code> function in Perl.

Solve a short quiz to test your basic understanding of the comments and printing text concepts.

Getting Started

Variables

Operators

Conditional Statements

Loops

Subroutines

Strings

Arrays

Packages

Conclusion

Quiz Yourself on Comments and Printing Texts.