Re: How do I delete a row of an array (use splice, not delete)

Look for the splice function. It's like substr except it works on arrays.

splice( @foo, $i, 1 ) is probably what you are looking for. Don't use delete, the behaviour depends on what version of Perl you are using.

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Re: Re: How do I delete a row of an array (use splice, not delete) by fletcher_the_dog (Friar) on Oct 09, 2003 at 15:54 UTC
There is another important difference between splice and substr that should be mentioned. If you call `substr EXPR,OFFSET,LENGTH substr EXPR,OFFSET` [download] This will not erase anything in the string while if you use `splice ARRAY,OFFSET,LENGTH splice ARRAY,OFFSET` [download] You will erase elements from the array	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Re: How do I delete a row of an array (use splice, not delete) by Anonymous Monk on Oct 09, 2003 at 19:12 UTC
Thanks for all the responses. I am currently using the splice command in my script. It seems it is leaving blank data in row $i. When I view my table after using the splice command, the row $i data is replaced with blank data rather than being completely removed. I will try the delete function also to see if it works. Twitchy Eye	[reply]