sub test { my ($array1ref, $array2ref) = @_; my $count = 0; for my $idx (0 .. $#$array1ref) { my $element = $array1ref->[$idx]; my $element2 = $array2ref->[$idx]; if ($element eq $element2) { warn "$element $element2 same"; $count++; } else { warn "$element $element2 different"; } } return $count }