print "Found it!\n" if (grep {/^I_am_looking_for_this$/o} @List); #### my $Found=0; for (@List) { if (/^I_am_looking_for_this$/o) { $Found=1; last; }; }; print "Found it!\n" if $Found; #### sub IsInThere(@) { for (@_) {return 1 if /^I_am_looking_for_this$/o} return 0; }; print "Found it!\n" if IsInThere(@List);