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Returning arrays from subroutines

   


#!/usr/bin/perl -w

# Checks for desired return type.

@ar = get_value();

print "Wanted array.  Got back: @ar\n";

$v = get_value();

print "Wanted scalar. Got back: $v\n";

sub get_value {

    my(@array) = (1, 2, 3);
    my($val)   = 55;
    
    if (wantarray) {
        return @array;
    } else {
        return $val;
    }
    
}








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