Re: How do I find the size of an array?

[panda.umesh9]

$length=($#array+1)

[DrHyde]

$#array + 1 is wrong. $#array is the index of the last element in @array. It is *normally* one less than the number of elements in the array, but not always, as it assumes that array indices start at 0. If $[ is set then that is not necessarily the case.

[VinsWorldcom]

What's wrong with:

$length = @array;

For example:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my @array = qw(one two three);

my $length = $#array + 1;
print "Dollar pound array = $length\n";
$length = @array;
print "At symbol array = $length\n";

__DATA__
{C} > test.pl
Dollar pound array = 3
At symbol array = 3

[merlyn]

What's wrong with:

$length = @array;

Nothing. TIMTOWTDI.