Something like this: while(<DATA>){ if(/d/){ print; say $.; } }
__DATA__ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Cheers, Jing On 9 Aug 2013, at 01:05, 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, >