my %hash = @list will stringify the first of every pair of elements in the array, as well as remove all but the last of every pair, the first elements of which stringify to the same "key".

... plus, it is not easily generalizable to more than two elements at a time ...

Okay, I guess I should make a suggestion as well: 

for (map{{el1=>$list[2*$_], el2=>$list[2*$_+1]}} 0 .. $#list/2) {
    # do things with $_->{el1} and $_->{el2}
}

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In most cases this will be enough though (but I would not trust it with continue blocks): 

for (my $i=0 ; $i < @list ; $i+=2) {
    my ($el1, $el2) = @list[$i,$i+1];
    # do things with $el1 and $el2
}

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Neither method aliases the list elements; to do that nicely you need a tie() or two. Or just work with references to or directly upon $list[$i] and $list[$i+1].

The Sidhekin

In reply to Re: Answer: How do I loop through a list two or more elements at a time? by Sidhekin
in thread How do I loop through a list two or more elements at a time? by moodster

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