the straight map loop is the most concise, i think

The most concise solution is not always the best. Take a look at any Perl Golf contest for conclusive proof of this. :-) For example, here's another concise version:

my $newLoop;
push @{$newLoop},{PARTNAME=>$_,/$row->{title}/?(SELECTED=>1):()}
for qw(Part1 Part2 Part3);

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But if I saw that in real code, I wouldn't be very happy.

plus i need to work more with some of the added list ops. i just want to extend my working knowledge of everything.

That's fine, but part of learning how to work with something is learning when not to use it. I can't say the map verion that Joost and I both came up with is the worst code I've seen, but it isn't particularly clear. So, learn how to use map, but also learn when to use something else.

In reply to Re^3: map and grep syntax question by revdiablo
in thread map and grep syntax question by geektron

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