use warnings; use strict; my $numbers = [ 1 .. 10 ]; print even($numbers); ## call even number generator subroutine print $/; print odd($numbers); ## call odd number generator subroutine print $/; ## call combined even and odd number generator subroutine my %even_n_odd_numbers = %{ even_odd($numbers) }; for ( keys %even_n_odd_numbers ) { print $_, " ", join " ", @{ $even_n_odd_numbers{$_} }, $/; } sub even { my ($numbers) = @_; my @even_numbers; for (@$numbers) { push @even_numbers, $_ if $_ % 2 == 0; } return @even_numbers if wantarray; } sub odd { my ($numbers) = @_; my @odd_numbers; for (@$numbers) { push @odd_numbers, $_ if $_ % 2 == 1; } return @odd_numbers if wantarray; } sub even_odd { my ($numbers) = @_; my %even_odd = ( 'even' => undef, 'odd' => undef, ); for (@$numbers) { if ( $_ % 2 == 0 ) { push @{ $even_odd{'even'} }, $_; } else { push @{ $even_odd{'odd'} }, $_; } } return \%even_odd; }