Perl | qq operator

qq() operator in Perl can be used in place of double quotes. It uses a set of parentheses to surround the string.

Syntax: qq (string)

Return:
a double-quoted string

Note: Any set of delimiters can be used in place of the parentheses.
 
Example 1:




#!/usr/bin/perl -w
  
# Passing string to qq operator
print(qq(Welcome to w3wiki));


Output:

Welcome to w3wiki

 
Example 2:




#!/usr/bin/perl -w
  
# Defining an Integer variable
$var = 15;
  
# Passing string and variable to
# the qq operator
print(qq(w3wiki, $var));


Output:

w3wiki, 15