foreach or map (perl 5)

[northernbloke]

I am a recent perler... I have perl 5 on my box. I am digging my way through perl and I have come across the map function.

@newlist = map(&mysub($_), @list);

is this better/worse than foreach - or are they the same thing ??

 

[tsdragon]

The map function is really a way of creating a NEW array (or list) from an existing array (or list) in a compact way. The same thing CAN be done with a foreach, but not as compactly or efficiently, since you have to create the new array yourself within the foreach loop. Remember one of the most important perl mottos: TMTOWTDI (There's More Than One Way To Do It). Tracy Dryden
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