On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Allison Ogle wrote: > I don't know how long the list is and eventually in the list some of > the names will repeat. I want to put these names in an array but I > don't want to repeat any names in the array and I want to keep a count > of how many times the name appears in the list. Does anyone have any > ideas or suggestions? Thanks,
This is based on one of the FAQ's. @array1 is your array of names. (See http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/pod/perlfaq4.html, Data:Arrays, under the heading "How do I compute the difference..."): %count = (); foreach $element (@array1) { $count{$element}++ } Your array of unique names is now available from the keys of %count; the number of occurences of each unique name is available as the value of %count{$name}. best, Eric -- James Eric Lawson Research Publications Editor National Simulation Resource [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. -- Wittgenstein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
