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From: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: why is 010.0 - 010.0000 == 720
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Date: 17 Oct 90 16:24:19 GMT
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Reply-To: lwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall)
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In article <6298@ge-dab.GE.COM> coleman@sunny.dab.ge.com (Richard Coleman) writes:
: Ok, I give up, why is
: 010.0 - 010.0000 == 720

(((010) . 0) - 010) . 0
((   8  . 0) - 010) . 0
(      80    - 010) . 0
	   72       . 0
	       720

The . and - operators have the same precedence, and associate left to right.

: p.s. Anybody keeping a FAQ list.

Tom is making one up.  This won't be on it.

Larry