Re^2: Print/Lookup from array element to another array element

[Dr Manhattan]

Hi Loops

I used the 'say' feature and it works correctly. My next question is- How do I lookup from one element in a array to another one?

For instance the word "food" is a element in a hash. I want to lookup and if the combined elements of my array exists in the hash it should be printed

I tried this-

    if (exists $hash{@array[3..$end]})
    {
        say @array[3..$end];
    }

[choroba]

The keys in a hash are always strings. You cannot use an array slice as a hash key. You have to join the list to form a string:

    exists $hash{ join q(), @array[3 .. $end] }

[RichardK]

If you want to find one string inside another, just use index

So, something along these lines :-

my $text ='catfood';
# returns -1 if not found
say index($text,'food',0);

[Anonymous Monk]

You're skipping the basics, read perlintro, see perlfaq4 and Modern Perl