Assuming the loop variable is the current element of array you can use the following form of for(each) that will alias $_ to the actual variable and change it all you want. Just make sure it's a variable and not a list literal like for(1..10)
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my @array = (1..15);

print "Numbers are ",join(", ",@array),"\n";

foreach(@array){
    next if $_ % 2;     # Skip odd numbers.
    last if $_ > 10; # Exit loop prematurely.
    $_ = $_ * 2;
    
}

print "Numbers now ",join(", ",@array),"\n";

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In reply to Re: infinite loop on while (@array) by shotgunefx
in thread infinite loop on while (@array) by jrasillo

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