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Old 02-18-2015
Question Pass array to a function and display the array

Hi All


I have multiple arrays like below.

set -A val1 1 2 4 5
set -A val2 a b c d
.
.
.

Now i would like to pass the individual arrays one by one to a function and display/ do some action.

Note : I am using ksh

Can you please advise any solution...

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by Girish19; 02-18-2015 at 06:05 AM..
# 2  
Old 02-18-2015
Like so
Code:
FCT1 ${val1[@]}

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# 3  
Old 02-18-2015
Yes i have tried that option also.

In function i tried displaying the values as $1, $*, $@ et.., but not able to display the values
# 4  
Old 02-18-2015
More context, please. Show the function that failed.
# 5  
Old 02-18-2015
You could try something like this:
Code:
arr1=(a1 b1 c1) 
arr2=(a2 b2 c2)

a() { 
  typeset -n _my_arr1=$1 _my_arr2=$2 
  printf '%s\n' first: "${_my_arr1[@]}"  
  printf '%s\n' second: "${_my_arr2[@]}"
  }

Which produces:
Code:
$ a arr1 arr2
first:
a1
b1
c1
second:
a2
b2
c2

Check the following thread for more info.
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Old 02-18-2015
Yes it is working now. I am passing wrong array. Hence it was not working.

Also one more question can we pass multiple arrays and catch them in a function?

Code:
FCT1 ${val1[@]}  ${val2[@]} ${val3[@]}

# 7  
Old 02-18-2015
Try quoting the arrays.

---------- Post updated at 12:05 ---------- Previous update was at 12:03 ----------

You may want to check on the differences between ${val1[@]} and ${val1[*]}.
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