note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>Since you are overwriting the original array with the results, the simplest solution is:<code> s/_string$// for @list; </code> <P>Which mutates the array in-place, thus avoids constructing two lists (in and out of [map]) as well as 'curing' the perceived problem. <P>And if you wanted to create a new list from the modified values whilst retaining the original array unmodified, I'd probably do it this way also:<code> my @list = ...; my @newList = @list; s/_string$// for @newList; </code> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 1013266 1013266