# tweak one my @munged; my $munged = lc() if ($uclc eq 'lc'); $munged = uc() if ($uclc eq 'uc'); for(@in) { push @munged, $munged; } # tweak two my @munged; my $munged = lc if ($uclc eq 'lc'); $munged = uc if ($uclc eq 'uc'); for(@in) { push @munged, $munged(); }