How do I get the last element of an array?

clash has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question: ⭐ (arrays)

One way I know of is:

$array[-1]
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This counts 'backward' from the end of the array.

Any others?

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Re: How do I get the last element of an array?⭐ by extremely (Priest) on Dec 03, 2000 at 11:49 UTC
`$array[$#array]`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How do I get the last element of an array?⭐ by eg (Friar) on Dec 03, 2000 at 15:29 UTC
Here's a rather unconventional way: `push @array, my $val = pop @array;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How do I get the last element of an array? by InfiniteSilence (Curate) on Dec 11, 2000 at 21:54 UTC
`perl -e "@m=(1,2,3); print $m[$#m]"` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Answer: Get the last element of an array by Anonymous Monk on Dec 12, 2000 at 01:09 UTC
You could also use: `perl -e "@m-(1,2,3);print $m[-1]"` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Answer: Get the last element of an array by Anonymous Monk on Dec 12, 2000 at 01:22 UTC
`python -c 'm=[1,2,3]; print m[-1]'`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How do I get the last element of an array? by Anonymous Monk on Dec 04, 2000 at 02:22 UTC
You can use `$#array` as the index of the last element in `@array`. Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]