Dear locked_user sundialsvc4

thank you! Of course you are right. If the search element is not in the array then $idx is -1 and the subroutine just removes the last element of the array.

A quick solution could be to add the line

return @{$_[0]} if $idx == -1;

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above "splice"

Here is a version which should be more readable:

sub purge_this_one
{
    my $aref = $_[0];
    my $searched = $_[1];
    my $idx = first_index { $_ == $searched } @$aref;
    
    return @$aref if $idx == -1;
    splice( @$aref, $idx, 1 );
    return @$aref;
}

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Thanks again!

Update:Well, it is not enough since the subroutine does not tell if it does not purge anything. It should warn at least. I take it home and try to make it better. Thank you for noticing this. Update:Removed some private lyric from the original text.

In reply to Re^2: How to remove the certain element of an object by vagabonding electron
in thread How to remove the certain element of an object by vagabonding electron

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