Hi,

I am trying to do a simple return of a multidimensional array. I hoping to keep it simple, clean, so that I may use channel programming AI like ZPX Engine. $LON is a multidimensional array for this example. Don't care about the array reference at [0]. Want to return $LON and cleanly receive it into a target from the subroutine. [Left Hand] = [Right Hand] programming style. Basically an exact copy without re-processing it again. $a = $b; done.

Super simple example below, did not even put in strict and warnings.

Thank you in advanced.

$ListPeople = ();
$ListPeople = &ListOfNames;
$counter = 0;
while( $ListPeople[$counter][0] ne "" ){
    print "$counter. What is my Name: $ListPeople[$counter][0] $ListPe
+ople[$counter][1] $ListPeople[$counter][2]\n\n";
    $counter++;
};

sub ListOfNames{
    $LON = ();
    $LON[0][0] = "Tim";
    $LON[0][1] = "O";
    $LON[0][2] = "Tay";
    
    $LON[1][0] = "John";
    $LON[1][1] = "Fitz";
    $LON[1][2] = "Gerald";
    
    $LON[2][0] = "Gerald";
    $LON[2][1] = "Fitz";
    $LON[2][2] = "John";

    return( $LON );
};

exit(0);

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Output Should look like

0. What is my Name: Tim O Tay

1. What is my Name: John Fitz Gerald

2. What is my Name: Gerald Fitz John

In reply to Re^3: How to return a two dimensional array from a function in Perl? by RedRiverRun
in thread How to return a two dimensional array from a function in Perl? by gunners.newark

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