Re: does not exist in an array

grep works well in this situation:

my @values = qw( bcd efg hij klm );
print "not found" unless grep { 'abc' eq $_ } @values;
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Re^2: does not exist in an array by manav (Scribe) on Mar 10, 2005 at 05:40 UTC
Also remember that grep will read the entire array into memory..... Frequently creates problem when you Tie::File a large file to an array, Tie::File won't read it, but grep(if present) will.... Manav	[reply]
Re^2: does not exist in an array by Anonymous Monk on Mar 10, 2005 at 03:20 UTC
thanks, thats great! :)	[reply]