my @i; map { my $n = @i[()]; print "n=$n\n"; "z"; } 1 .. 4; #### $ perl test n=4 n=z n=z n=z #### my @i; print map { my $n = @i[()]; print "n=$n\n"; "z"; } 1 .. 4; #### $ perl test n=4 n=4 n=4 n=4 zzzz