You are confused.
@array[$x,$y] returns and array of the two elements of @array with indexes $x an $y.
@array[$x..$y] returns and array of the elements between index $x and $y, includive.
--
Simon Oliver
Bennett Haselton wrote:
>
> Presumably affects all versions of perl -- but how come if you run:
>
> @array = ('a', 'b', 'c');
> print join(" ", @array[0,0]), "\n";
>
> you get an array with *two* elements, i.e. the script prints "a a"?
>
> @array[0,0] ought to return an array with *one* element, with that element
> being $array[0]. This would be consistent with the properties of arrays
> that are returned for @array[x,y] when y > x -- i.e., the number of
> elements is y - x + 1.
>
> I guess it's up to the language designers, but I think it was a bad
> decision. It's one more special case that you have to check for, because
> it's inconsistent behavior.
>
> -Bennett
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