So, I'm running into some trouble thinking of how to temporarily leave a for loop, only to return to it later. Ideally I'd like to return to the spot where I left off. I feel like there's some logic I'm missing somewhere.

To start, let's say I have:
------- 

   #some stuff

   foreach (@array) {

      $spot_in_array = $_;

      #some stuff

      if(CONDITION_MET){
         #temporarily leave foreach
      }

   }

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In the if statement, how would I leave the foreach loop without leaving permanently? I thought of using last but I know that wouldn't get me back into the loop. The reason why I added that $spot = $_; is because, I think I'm on the right track here, I may be able to use a for loop that starts at $spot and ends at the last index of @array. How I'd do this kind of stumps me. Would I start with a foreach loop at all? Or do I set $spot to the first item, and iterate through a for loop, in a nested while loop that returns every time if(!CONDITION_MET) happens, kind of like an on/off switch.

I've only picked up and been working with Perl for a few weeks, so there's a lot I still don't know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

In reply to Breaking from a foreach loop, returning to position by Anonymous Monk

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