I am trying to match an input given by the user with the predefined array. I need to know how to break off execution in the else part if string match is not found and not move on with execution of more code below.can we use appropriate exit statements ? At the same if part execution must be done for sure
@defstream = ("HF","HFB","MB","BF");
foreach my $dfs (@defstream)
{
if ($stream eq $dfs) {
print "User Entered streams match....Proceeding to Rebase:\t$dfs\n";
}
else {
print "User Entered streams dont match....Exiting Rebase\n";
}
}
..... more code

In reply to Search string within an predefined array by dilip_val

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