Compare values
examples/scalars/compare_values.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $first = <STDIN>; chomp $first; my $other = <STDIN>; chomp $other; if ($first == $other) { print "The two numbers are the same\n"; } else { print "The two numbers are NOT the same\n"; } if ($first eq $other) { print "The two strings are the same\n"; } else { print "The two strings are NOT the same\n"; } if ($first > $other) { print "First is a BIGGER number\n"; } else { print "First is a smaller number\n"; } if ($first gt $other) { print "First is a BIGGER string\n"; } else { print "First is a smaller string\n"; }