Perl Language Fundamentals

Overview/Description
To perform basic programming operations using Perl variables, regular expressions, search-and-replace procedures, and file handling

Target Audience
Students for this path should be familiar with Object-Oriented computer languages as well as basic concepts of Databases and Web Programming.

Prerequisites
none

Expected Duration (hours)
3.2

Lesson Objectives

Perl Language Fundamentals

write a basic Perl program in a given scenario.

perform basic operations with scalars and unique Perl operators in a given scenario.

perform basic Perl operations with lists, arrays, hashes, and the foreach loop in a given scenario.

perform basic operations in Perl, given a scenario.

use basic regular expressions, interpolation, special characters, and anchors in a given scenario.

use character classes, alternatives, quantifiers, and backreference variables in a given scenario.

use search-and-replace procedures in a given scenario.

use regular expressions in a given scenario.

identify the uses of Perl's special variables.

use filehandles to read and write files in a given scenario.

handle files and special variables in a given scenario.