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Re: How can I add all the numbers in an array with out doing a foreach loop?

by myuserid7 (Scribe)
on Aug 15, 2006 at 10:03 UTC ( [id://567413]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to How can I add all the numbers in an array with out doing a foreach loop?

List::Util provides a sum() function:
use List::Util qw(sum); $sum = sum(1..10);
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Re: Answer: How can I add all the numbers in an array with out doing a foreach loop?
by borisz (Canon) on Aug 16, 2006 at 09:48 UTC
    Just for fun, does the question make any sense?
    use List::Util qw/reduce/; my $sum = reduce { $a + $b } 1..10;
    Boris
Re: Answer: How can I add all the numbers in an array with out doing a foreach loop?
by b10m (Vicar) on Aug 15, 2006 at 10:49 UTC

    ... and List::Util::sum() doesn't use a foreach loop?

    --
    b10m

    All code is usually tested, but rarely trusted.

      Er, no it is XS code, it does interate over the list it gets as an argument using for(index = 1 ; index < items ; index++) but I don't think that counts as a foreach

      /J\

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Re: Answer: How can I add all the numbers in an array with out doing a foreach loop?
by furry_marmot (Pilgrim) on Aug 16, 2006 at 13:29 UTC
    I just have to ask how the heck hard is it to write this:

    $sum += $_ for @array

    And notice there's no foreach loop, which the Camel clearly states is a synonym for for anyway (see "perldoc perlsyn", 'Foreach Loops'), so maybe I'm not clear on what you're asking.

    --marmot

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