Re^4: grep, map vs. foreach performance

Ok, that's synonymous. Yet, unless I got something completely wrong (then please correct me), constructs like

for($i=0; $i < @array; $i++){ print $array[$i]++ }; 
# Thanks for the dollar, jeffa ;)
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and
foreach(@array){ print $_++; };

do something different internally. Of course, the second is generally the better/faster approach (unless you don't need $i for something else in the loop, since $i is an unnecessary artificial variable in the first example)).

So long,
Flexx

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(jeffa) 5Re: grep, map vs. foreach performance by jeffa (Bishop) on Sep 04, 2002 at 14:50 UTC
It's really quite simple - for and foreach are the same. When you don't care about the value of the current index, don't use it: `@array = ('a'..'z'); print $_,$/ for @array;` [download] When you do care about the value of the current index, do use it: `printf "%02d: %s\n", $_+1, $array[$_] for 0..$#array;` [download] When in doubt, check with Deparse.pm: `$ perl -MO=Deparse foo.pl @array = ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'); foreach $_ (@array) { print $_, $/; } foreach $_ (0 .. $#array) { printf "%02d: %s\n", $_ + 1, $array[$_]; } foo.pl syntax OK` [download] jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: grep, map vs. foreach performance by Flexx (Pilgrim) on Sep 04, 2002 at 16:46 UTC
Hmm.. You missed my point (or you're repeating what I said). I wasn't comparing `for(ARRAY)` with `for(TEMP_ARRAY)`, but `for(ARRAY)` with `for(EXPR;EXPR;EXPR)`. I do know that for and foreach are synonymous words. I was trying to clarify that in `for (@array) {$_++}` `$_` is an implicit alias for the current `@array` element. While in `for (0 .. $#array) {$array[$_]++}` `$_` an alias for the current index. And that, in terms of what to use for what (as you already clarified) was the difference I meant...	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: grep, map vs. foreach performance by sauoq (Abbot) on Sep 04, 2002 at 21:40 UTC
I do know that for and foreach are synonymous words. I was trying to clarify that in `for (@array) {$_++}` [download] $_ is an implicit alias for the current @array element. While in `for (0 .. $#array) {$array[$_]++}` [download] $_ an alias for the current index. In your second example there, perl has no idea that $_ is an alias for the "current index." All it knows is that it is an alias for the current list element. The difference between the two examples is only in the contents of the list that the for statement is iterating over. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^8: grep, map vs. foreach performance by Flexx (Pilgrim) on Sep 05, 2002 at 07:28 UTC


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