you can always set it to undef also: @an_array=undef;
--- Luke Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:59 PM Subject: Re: Reinitializing an Array > Barry Kingsbury wrote: > > > > I have an array that I wish to reuse. Before I reuse it, I want to clear out all > > elements. Both of the following seem to work: > > > > @an_array = ""; > > This does not clear out all elements, it assigns one element to > @an_array with the value of "". > > > > and > > > > $#an_array = -1; > > This is one way to do it properly, another way is: > > @an_array = (); > > This assigns an empty list to @an_array. > > > > John > -- > use Perl; > program > fulfillment > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
