// operator not working?

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Hi, a colleague says that the // operator does not appear to be working:

$days = $ARGV[0] // 3;

returns `HPE20846  (Might be a runaway multi-line // string starting on 
line 12)`

This is with version 5.24.

Cheers,

Dave Griffiths
z/OS Developer
IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester, SO21 2JN, UK
 
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<font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi, a colleague says that the // operator
does not appear to be working:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">$days = $ARGV[0] // 3;</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">returns `HPE20846 &nbsp;(Might be a
runaway multi-line // string starting on line 12)`</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">This is with version 5.24.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cheers,<br>
<br>
Dave Griffiths<br>
z/OS Developer<br>
IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester, SO21 2JN, UK<br>
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