$a=a; $b=b; @x= qw(a,b,c); @y=qw(c,d,e); {my$var=@x; print "$var\n";} # This prints 1} $var = $a lt $b ? "@x":"@y"; print "\n$var\n"; # This prints a,b,c $a=$b ? "@x" : "@y"; print "$a\n"; # This prints a,b,c