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my $count =  0;
$count += map /$substring/g, @array;

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Re^2: How to count substrings in an array?
by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Feb 03, 2013 at 11:16 UTC

    ... and you don't even need the '+' on the  += operator: 

    >perl -wMstrict -lE
"my $s = 'abababa';
 my $t = 'aba';
 ;;
 my $c = map /(?=$t)/g, qw(abababa  ababa);
 say $c;
"
5

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      and you don't even need the '+' on the += operator:

      Of course I don't. Much nicer!

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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