delete n elements of an array

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Re: delete n elements of an array by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Nov 25, 2012 at 13:03 UTC
`$ perl -le' my @array = 1 .. 20; print "@array"; splice @array, 0, 15; print "@array"; ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: delete n elements of an array by Anonymous Monk on Nov 25, 2012 at 13:11 UTC
Thanks monk, 1 more doubt. what should I do if I want to Pop 15 elements, ie, from last I want to cut. Thanks in advance.	[reply]
Re^3: delete n elements of an array by Anonymous Monk on Nov 25, 2012 at 13:33 UTC
like, call splice again	[reply]
Re: delete n elements of an array by space_monk (Chaplain) on Nov 25, 2012 at 16:19 UTC
As jwkrahn has noted splice is the core method for adding and removing elements to/from an array. Read the documentation for the function as it does everything you seem to want to do. A Monk aims to give answers to those who have none, and to learn from those who know more.	[reply]
Re: delete n elements of an array by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Nov 26, 2012 at 08:52 UTC
A variation: `#!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe use autobox::Core; use strict; use warnings; my $list = 1->to(20); $list->join(" ")->say; $list = $list->tail(5); $list->join(" ")->say; __END__ >tail.pl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20` [download] autobox::Core Regards, Karl ŤThe Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostropheť	[reply] [d/l]