#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
( @![(0)x5], my $x )= split /-/, "a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j";
# (undef)x5,
# @![1..5],
# @{[]}[(0)x5],
print "\$x=($x)\n";
__END__
$x=(f)