my @array = ( [ "a", "b", "c", ], [ "1", "2", "3", "4", ], [ "x", "y", ], ); a1x, a1y, a2x, a2y, a3x, a3y, a4x, a4y, b1x, b1y, b2x, b2y, b3x, b3y, b4x, b4y, c1x, c1y, c2x, c2y, c3x, c3y, c4x, c4y