Re: Identical Arrays

Easy!

use Modern::Perl;

my @one   = ( 1, 2, 3 );
my @two   = ( 2, 3, 1 );
my @three = ( 1, 2, 4 );

say identical( \@one, \@two );      # returns 1
say identical( \@one, \@three );    # returns 0

sub identical {
    my ( $first, $second ) = @_;
    return ((join chr(0), sort @$first) eq (join chr(0), sort @$second
+)) ? 1 : 0;
}
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A few comments:

Do not use & to call your subroutines. It is not necessary and has side-effects.
The parameter list needs references to the arrays, otherwise the subroutine will not be able to distinguish between the two arrays.

CountZero

A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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Re^2: Identical Arrays by philiprbrenan (Monk) on Aug 26, 2012 at 13:26 UTC
Not so easy! `my @one = (chr(1), chr(1), chr(1)); my @two = (chr(1).chr(0).chr(1), chr(1)); say identical(@one, @two); # returns 1` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Identical Arrays by CountZero (Bishop) on Aug 26, 2012 at 20:28 UTC
I know. This is one of the degenerate cases where a specially crafted string will break this simple subroutine. CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James My blog: Imperial Deltronics	[reply]

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