Hi, I have a text file that I'm parsing. The file contents are in an @array, and I use a loop "for (@array) {" to get each line, using $_ as that line's contents.

The start of a line may contain a keyword and I take different steps based on those keywords. However, sometimes the text extends over multiple lines, and in those cases I think it would be useful to get the next line without leaving the outermost for loop. Maybe an example of the data would help: 
keyword1 data1 data2 data3
keyword2 data1 data2 data3
    data4 data5
    data6
keyword1 data1 data2 data3 data4
keyword3 data1

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In the above example, I'd like to parse keyword2 as if it were all on a single line. I do NOT want to do a "next" on the topmost for loop since I would lose the fact I'm parsing a keyword2 section.

"shift @array" gets me the next line in @array, BUT it throws away the first line in @array, which I don't want to do.

Suggestions are appreciated! Also, I can't think of the correct / succinct terminology other than "manually increment @array inside a for loop" so apologies if there's an answer already in here somewhere ;-)

In reply to Manually incrementing @ array during for by cniggeler

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