> > Unless the arrays become too big,
> > grep is your friend
> > (perldoc -f grep)
>
> According to the FAQ I mentioned in another reply, it isn't ;-)
yep, i spoke to soon as well. grep has always worked well for me.
so there is the quick and dirty way, then the right way :)
from the faq:
Please do not use
($is_there) = grep $_ eq $whatever, @array;
or worse yet
($is_there) = grep /$whatever/, @array;
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