I understand that perl desides how it stores data in an array.
does it make sense for me to ...
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I understand that perl desides how it stores data in an array.
does it make sense for me to ...
@sorted = sort @list;
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on Tue, 04 Sep 2001 12:15:37 GMT, Quincy Ntuli wrote:
> I understand that perl desides how it stores data in an array.
Perl doesn't, you do. Data in an array is indexed by an integer. You, the
programmer, choses at which position you put your data:
$array[0] = 0;
$array[1] = 1;
Or,
Felix Geerinckx wrote:
> (...)
> Or, by using push, you take the next available position:
>
> push @array, 3;
>
> is the same as
> $array[2] = 2;
> (...)
Maybe a typo?
push @array, 3;
should be the same as
$array[2] = 3;
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(Zanardi2k2) wrote:
> Felix Geerinckx wrote:
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>> push @array, 3;
>>
>> is the same as
>> $array[2] = 2;
>> (...)
>
>
> Maybe a typo?
>
> push @array, 3;
>
> should be the same as
>
> $array[2] = 3;
Indeed.
