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Old 01-17-2013
Perl: How to check whether my array contains element x

Hi All,
I am new to perl I am stuck in simple problem I need your help
I want to define a subroutine.

sub check_if_entity_exists(@array_to_be_checked,$entityName)


I have array as
http-listener-1
http-listener-2
http-listener-3
http-listener-4


If i send http-listener-3 my subroutine should return me true and false if the array doesn't contain the element
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Old 01-17-2013
You don't need to create your own subroutine for that. Just use "grep":
Code:
grep {$_ eq $entityName} @array_to_be_checked;

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