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On Monday 18 June 2001 2:38 pm, Yacketta, Ronald wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Is it possible to store an array name inside another array?
>
> IE:
> @array1 = bunch o' file names
>
> @array2 = { bah, @array1, blah, blah }
>
> actualy that would be a pointer from @array1 -> @array2 correct?
Yup, although in Perl they're called references. There is a difference but I
can't remember what it is. The syntax would be:
@array2 = { bah, \@array1, blah, blah }
Then to access array1 again, you could use @${array2[1]} or an element in
array1 as ${$array2[1]}[x].
Gary
