Introduction To Perl Programming Course
Course Description
The scripting language Perl is has extensive features but is easy-to-use. This makes it easy to write concise yet powerful scripts for complex data manipulation and administration. This course gives an introduction to the Perl programming language including more advanced Perl features such as using packages and modules.
Course pre-requisites:
A Programming Introduction class is required. Experience in writing shell scripts is helpful, but not required. If the course is run on UNIX, experience using UNIX and Unix-based text editors is also required.
Topics covered on the 5 day Introduction To Perl Programming course
Introduction
- Key features
- Documentation
- Running Perl
- The Perl Environment
Basic Concepts
- Values and variables
- Context
- Operators
- Blocks
- Control constructs
- Subroutines
- Functions
- Variable scope
Operators
- Operators Versus Functions
- Operator Types and Categories
- Precedence and Associativity
Structure, flow and control
- Blocks and compound statements
- Program flow control
- Loops and looping
- Controlling loop execution
Working with scalars
- Value conversion and caching
- Numbers
- Strings
More data types
Input and Output with Filehandles
- IO and Filehandles
- The filehandle data type
Interpolation and regular expressions
- Text interpolation
- Regular Expressions
Subroutines
- Declaring and Calling Subroutines
- Passing Parameters
- Returning Values from Subroutines
Manipulating files and directories
- Files and filenames
- The unary file test operators
- Manipulating Directories
- References
- Complex Data Structures
Packages and Moduless
This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.
Course Classification:
Technical Training Course
Course Fee = £1475 (excl.VAT)
Scheduled course dates
| May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
August 2008 |
September 2008 |
| 12-16 | 16-20 | 14-18 | 18-22 | 15-19 |
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Tel: 0118 979 4000 Fax: 0118 979 4035
Email: training@ptr.co.uk
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