# Simple num item in list check sub is_in_num { my ($item, $l1) = @_; foreach my $e1 (@$l1) { if ($e1 == $item) { return 1; } } return 0; } # Simple str item in list check sub is_in_str { my ($item, $l1) = @_; foreach my $e1 (@$l1) { if ($e1 eq $item) { return 1; } } return 0; }