> You want to extract numbers from an array
> if they are > 4 and put an 'a'-letter after them.
Try this...
# tested
@values = (1,3,5,7);
@bigger_than_4 = map {$_.'a'} grep {$_>4} @values;
print "@bigger_than_4";
> You need to escape a loop with a value.
Not sure I understand what you are trying to accomplish, but this is the
equivalent of your Perl version and is as short as your proposed syntax.
while (<FH>) {
next unless /stop/;
#somthing
last;
}
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: Ville Jungman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Should loops return a value?
Shortly, I think it might be good if loops (etc.) could return values.
Example 1: Retnext (like 'return next' borrowed from pl/sql)
You want to extract numbers from an array if they are > 4 and put an
'a'-letter after them.
@values=(1,3,5,7);
@bigger_than_4= # get an array from loop
foreach $value(@values) {
retnext $value."a" if $value > 4; # return value from loop if > 4
}
;
Example 2: Retlast (== perl 'last'-command with a value)
You need to escape a loop with a value. Familiar way:
while(<FH>){
if(/stop/){
$array_terminated='true';
last;
}
}
if($array_terminated){
# something
}
This could be written as:
if(
while(<FH>){
retlast if /stop/; # returns $_ by default
}
){
# something
}
So, not very conserverite but think what all you could do with this.
And please, let me know what you think about this. Crap?
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