>>>>> "PK" == Parag Kalra <paragka...@gmail.com> writes:
PK> my @array = (1,2,3,4,2,3,1,2,1,1,1,4,6,7); PK> my %hash; PK> foreach my $item (@array){ PK> if (exists $hash{$item}) { PK> $hash{$item} = $hash{$item} + 1; PK> } else { PK> $hash{$item} = 1; PK> } PK> } this replaces the entire if/else statement: $hash{$item}++ ; perl will automatically make undef into 0 without warnings when using ++. there is no need to initialize it the first time. and the rest of the time it will just increment it. it is a standard perl idiom you need to know so you don't waste code like that. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/