my $counter = 0; foreach my $e ( a .. z ) { $counter++; if ( $counter == 5 ) { .... } }
On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:11 PM, jbiskofski <jbiskof...@gmail.com> wrote: > my $counter = 0; > foreach my $e ( a .. z ) { > $counter++; > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Unknown User > <knowsuperunkn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> >> If i am iterating through the elements in an array, at any point is it >> possible to say which element i am handling without using a counter? Are >> there any builtins that i can use for it? >> >> ie >> foreach my $element (a..z) { >> ... >> if ( i am the 5th element ) { handle me special } >> >> } >> >> Thanks, >> >> >