Re: Getting first and last element value of a hash loop

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Since a list starts at element 0, the index of the last element in the list is one less than the total number of elements. For instance, if the array @arr contains 5 elements, $arr[4] is the last. Try using [$count-1] as the index to get the last item in your sorted list.

Update: parv's answer is better than mine, see below.

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Re^2: Getting first and last element value of a hash loop by parv (Parson) on Jun 05, 2015 at 22:06 UTC
Or, simply use `-1` to get the last element: `$array[-1]`. See perldata: Subscripts.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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