you can use map function, too :)
<code>
$a = 5;
@arr = qw( 7 9 3 6 );
%search = map { $_ => 1 } @arr;
if ( $search{$a} ) {
print "Found $a in the list \n";
} else {
print "Did not find $a in the list\n";
}
</code>
Mahendra Thacker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A question from a relative newbie.
>
> How does one search an array of numbers for a number?
> (without using foreach; is there any function?)
>
> Say, I want to do something like this:
>
> ==
>
> $a = 5;
> @arr = ( 7 9 3 6 );
>
> if ( seach( $a, @arr ) ) {
> print "Found $a in the list \n";
> } else {
> print "Did not find $a in the list\n";
> }
>
> ==
>
> TIA,
>
> Mahendra Thacker
>
>
>
>
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