Consider the following list of variables:
11673326
11673329
11673325
11673330
11673321
11673335

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I'm trying to write a function which finds the next larger number (larger than the argument).
Example: If the input if 11673326 the output is 11673329, if the input is 11673335 the variable should be undefined, if input is 11673321 the output should be 11673325.
What I have tried:

    my $current = 11673326
    my ($next,@status);
    @status = <DATA>;
    $next = $current;
    foreach my $row (@status) 
    {
        chomp($row);
        if(looks_like_number($row) && $current < $row && ($next == $cu
+rrent || $next > $row)) {
            $next = $row;
        }
    }
    

__DATA__
11673326
11673329
11673325
11673330
11673321
11673335

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But it doesn't quite work. Where is the problem and how to solve it? Is there a better solution? I prefer not to use any other functions or modules. Can I do it some how with regex?

In reply to get next higher number by ovedpo15

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