[Israel.pm] scalars and arrays

[Yaakov Belch]

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>I know that: @array[$y]=8; should be written as: $array[$y]=8;
>But  what is really happens when I write it as in the first example ?  
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@array[$i1,$i2,$i3,...] is an abbreviation for the list ($array[$i1], 
$array[$i2],$array[$i3],...).  
By the way, the @hash{$k2,$k2,$k3,...} is an abbreviaiont for the list 
($hash{$k1},$hash{$k2},$hash{$k3}).
This feature is called "array slices" (or, respectively, "hash slices") 
and is occasionally very useful.

Thus, @array[$y]=8 means ($array[$y])=(8); because the left hans side is 
a list, the
right hand side is evaluated as a list (one element: 8).  In the end, 
you get the same result
as $array[$y]=8.

>Why @array isn't modified ?
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I tested that on my perl and @array[$y]=8 really changes the list @array.
Yaakov