> Use grep:
>
> @colors = ('red', 'yellow', 'green');
> $var = 'green';
> print "yep" if grep /$var/, @colors;On second thought, this answer is not ideal in your simple case. This checks every element and is really oriented toward regexes. The hash method is probably your best bet. - Mark. _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
