Yes, you can pass another subroutine an array. You're title mentioned something about passing an array by reference. If you pass by reference, include a backslash before the @ symbol. Try this:
sub FOO { my @array; #code here #Here is the pass to BAR &BAR(\@array); } sub BAR { my(@array) = @_; #This will receive the array from FOO #code here }
If you send an array (or any other variable type) by reference, remember to dereference it. You can do this by placing the variable type symbol in front of the $ sign i.e. @$array, $$scalar, %$hash. Once a variable is dereferenced, you can use it like you normally would

In reply to Re: Pass local array by reference? by Raziel
in thread Pass local array by reference? by Anonymous Monk

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