Though about using a hash but I don't have a need for a Key/Value combination. I just need a list without duplicates. I suppose I can define the hash keys if they don't already exists and export the keys into an array with the keys function. Is that what you are hinting towards?
Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: Bob Showalter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: easy way to add element to array [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I'm working with an array that i'm pushing values on to, but I > don't want there to be any duplicates. Is there a perl function of an > easy way to check if an array already contains a value before I push > that value on to it? First consider whether you should be using a hash. If you still want to use an array, the Tie::File::Array module will do the trick. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
