Re: array question (newbie)

"Jerry Cloe" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:ZM9Re.19164$mb4.2853@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Having an array:
>
> @mylist=("apples", "oranges", "bananas");

Easier to type:

my @mylist = qw(apples oranges bananas);


> And refering to a particular element, which syntax is correct? (or
> are both correct)?
>
> print "Item 2 is $mylist[1]\n";

This is correct.

> or
> print "Item 2 is @mylist[1]\n";

That is an array slice, probably not what you intended.

> Both seem to work,

You don't have warnings enabled. Have you read the posting guidelines
for this group yet?

Sinan

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