i dunno "Tom Allison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Vineet Pande wrote: >> Hi, >> I don't not understand how the $#{$array_r} returns "highest" element as >> 4 and not 5??? >> >> #!/usr/bin/perl >> use warnings; >> use strict; >> my @array = (1,2,3,4,5); >> my $array_r = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; >> print "the highest element is number $#{$array_r}\n"; >> >> Cheers >> V >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >> http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> >> > > You can also write this as $#$array_r if you are into perl golf. > > if you want the last value: > $$array_r[$#$array+1] or $array_r->[$#$array+1] > ( but never use $#$array_r++ !!! ) > > To get the true length: $#$array + 1
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