2003-05-15 06:14:36 +00:00
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The form() subroutine may be exported from the module. It takes a series
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of format (or "picture") strings followed by replacement values,
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interpolates those values into each picture string, and returns the
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result. The effect is similar to the inbuilt perl format mechanism,
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although the field specification syntax is simpler and some of the
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2003-12-15 21:54:59 +00:00
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formatting behaviour is more sophisticated.
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