for my $val ( $var ) { print "a" if ( $val >= 10 ); print "b" if ( $val >= 9 ); print "c" if ( $val >= 8 ); print "d" if ( $val >= 7 ); print "e" if ( $val >= 6 ); print "f" if ( $val >= 5 ); print "g" if ( $val >= 4 ); print "h" if ( $val >= 3 ); print "i" if ( $val >= 2 ); print "j" if ( $val >= 1 ); }