or better you can do
for(0.$#files) {
$prev = $files[$_-1];
$next = $files[$_+1];
}
where $#files is the array's length - 1.
Byeeeee
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:14:25 -0600, Jeff Eggen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> "Murphy, Ged (Bolton)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 29/10/2004
> 9:02:56 am >>>
> >The previous item is simple to do, but I'm struggling to think of a
> way of
> >getting the next item.
>
> You could just change your foreach line to a standard for loop:
>
> for ( my $index = 0; $index <= $#files; $index++ )
> {
> }
>
> And then just use $files[$index] wherever you use $_ below, and then
> you can refer to as many other elements in the array as you like with
> "$index + 1", "$index - 1", etc.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jeff Eggen
> IT Programmer Analyst
> Saskatchewan Government Insurance
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