@a = (5,10,15); @b = (5,10,15); $num = &arrayComp(@a, @b); print "num - $num\n"; sub arrayComp(@a, @b) { my(@a, @b) = @_; if (@a != @b) { $equals = 0; } else { $equals = 1; foreach (my $i = 0; $i < @a; $i++) { if ($a[$i] != $b[$i]) { $equals = 0; last; } } } return $equals; }