Hi PerlMonks,

I have 3 arrays i.e. @sample1, @sample2 and @sample3 each with 4 elements. One element in one array is linked to the corresponding position element in the other two arrays. I mean to say that a, 1 & x1 are linked and so are the others. Now I want to put all the arrays in a bigger array @big. At some point of time, I might be interested to delete one element x3 from @sample3 and its corresponding values from @sample1 and @sample2 i.e. c & 3 and likewise from array @big. The big array is an array of arrays. I am at my wit's end to find out the resultant big array and other three arrays after removing x3 & its corresponding values from @sample1 & @sample2. I am looking forward to suggestions and guidance from PerlMonks in this matter. 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;  
use strict; 
 my @sample1=qw/a b c d/; 
 my @sample2=qw/1 2 3 4 /; 
 my @sample3=qw/x1 x2 x3 x4/; 
# Joined array: 
 my @big=(@sample1, @sample2, @sample3); 
print"\n Original Big Array:\n
@big\n";
# To store the array values in a hash:  
my %h;

# Code for removing x3 & its corresponding values from big array???
# and code for modified @sample1, @sample2 & @sample3 ???
$deleted_ele="x3"; 
 ???? 

print"\n Original big array: @big\n 
 Resultant big array: @mod_big\n 
 Deleted Element: $deleted_ele\n  
 Modified sample1: @mod_sam1\n   
          sample2: @mod_sam2\n 
          sample3: @mod_sam3\n\n";   

exit;

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Result should look something like:

Original big array: a b c d 1 2 3 4 x1 x2 x3 x4 
Resultant big array: a b d 1 2 4 x1 x2 x4 
Deleted Element: x3  
Modified @sample1: a b d 
         @sample2: 1 2 4 
         @sample3: x1 x2 x4

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In reply to How can one delete an element and it corresponding values from the array of arrays? by supriyoch_2008

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