Variable that holds current index of the Array

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Re: Variable that holds current index of the Array by LanX (Saint) on May 12, 2010 at 09:13 UTC
In almost all cases you don't need the index in a simple foreach loop, because the loop-variable is an alias, i.e. you can change the actual array element directly. If you really wanna know the index you have to use a c-stile for-loop. Cheers Rolf	[reply]
Re: Variable that holds current index of the Array by Corion (Patriarch) on May 12, 2010 at 07:41 UTC
No. You will have to implement your own counter.	[reply]
Re: Variable that holds current index of the Array by toolic (Bishop) on May 12, 2010 at 15:06 UTC
See also: Is there a Perl variable to count iterations in a loop? I found that using Super Search, where title contains all of "loop", "count", "variable": ?node_id=3989;HIT=loop%20count%20variable;re=N	[reply]
Re: Variable that holds current index of the Array by JavaFan (Canon) on May 12, 2010 at 09:52 UTC
I am sure there should exist some default variable which holds the current index of the array when we loop through it. Does it? No need to ask others to donate their time to answer such trivial questions. All special variables are listed in the `perlvar` manual page. You could have answered this question yourself - only reading skill required!	[reply] [d/l]