@days[3,4,5] # same as ($days[3],$days[4],$days[5]) #### scalar( @days[3,4,5] ) @days[ scalar( 3,4,5 ) ] scalar( ($days[3],$days[4],$days[5]) ) $days[5] #### @days[3,4,@a] # same as ($days[3],$days[4],$days[@a]) #### ($map{'red'}, $map{'blue'}, $map{'green'}) = (0x00f, 0x0f0, 0xf00); #### # same as map assignment above %map = ('red',0x00f,'blue',0x0f0,'green',0xf00);