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Jasmine
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Jan 19, 2001, 2:35 PM

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(From the Perl FAQ)

How do I perform an operation on a series of integers?

To call a function on each element in an array, and collect the results, use:

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    @results = map { my_func($_) } @array;

For example:

Code

    @triple = map { 3 * $_ } @single;

To call a function on each element of an array, but ignore the results:

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    foreach $iterator (@array) { 
        &my_func($iterator); 
    }

To call a function on each integer in a (small) range, you can use:

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    @results = map { &my_func($_) } (5 .. 25);

but you should be aware that the .. operator creates an array of all integers in the range. This can take a lot of memory for large ranges. Instead use:

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    @results = (); 
    for ($i=5; $i < 500_005; $i++) { 
        push(@results, &my_func($i)); 
    }

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