Array one liner replacement

April 30, 2009 11:05 AM | Perl | 0 Comments

By far the most efficient way to do a global in line replacement on an array is by using the following substitution one liner:

s/apples/oranges/ for @entries;

Why go through all of the trouble of using a for loop when you can impress your family and friends by doing it so much more elegantly?

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