@a = ()[1,0]; # @a has no elements @b = (@a)[0,1]; # @b has no elements @c = (0,1)[2,3]; # @c has no elements #### @a = (1)[1,0]; # @a has two elements @b = (1,undef)[1,0,2]; # @b has three elements #### while ( ($home, $user) = (getpwent)[7,0]) { printf "%-8s %s\n", $user, $home; } #### while( ( $home, $user )= @results[7,0] ) { ... } #### @c = (0,1)[2,3]; # @c has no elements #### @d= (1,2,3)[9,1,8]; # @d= (undef,2,undef);