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Old 08-29-2011
Perl question - How do I print contents of an array on a single line?
I have the following code:

Code:
print @testarray;

which returns:
Code:
8
8
8
9

How do I return the array like this:
Code:
The output is: 8, 8, 8, 9

# 2  
Old 08-29-2011
Code:
print "The output is: ", (join ", ", @testarray), "\n";

Or
Code:
$"=", "; 
print "The output is: @testarray\n";

Last edited by yazu; 08-29-2011 at 02:11 PM..
# 3  
Old 08-29-2011
Code:
printf(("%s " x @testarray) . "\n", @testarray);

# 4  
Old 08-29-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by yazu
Code:
print "The output is: ", (join ", ", @testarray), "\n";

Or
Code:
$"=", "; 
print "The output is: @testarray\n";

Hi Thanks for the help but I am getting the following output:

Code:
The output is: 8
, 8
, 8
, 9

# 5  
Old 08-29-2011
Try:
Code:
chomp @testarray;
$"=", "; 
print "The output is: @testarray\n";

# 6  
Old 08-29-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by bartus11
Try:
Code:
chomp @testarray;
$"=", "; 
print "The output is: @testarray\n";

Yes, thank you! that worked! Smilie
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