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Perl next operator - for loop and if statement examples

Perl next loop FAQ: Can you demonstrate how to use the Perl next operator in a Perl loop?

Problem: You're writing code for a Perl loop, and you need to write some logic to skip over the current element in the loop, and move on to the next loop element.

The Perl loop next operator

When you're in a Perl for loop (iterating over an array or hash), and you want to move on to the next element in your array or hash, just use the Perl next operator, like this:

By Alvin Alexander on February 18, 2013

Perl loop - how to break out of a loop in Perl

Perl loop break FAQ: How do I break out of a Perl loop?

Problem: You're writing some Perl loop code (for, foreach, or while), and you have a condition where you need to break out of your loop early, and you quickly find out that Perl doesn't have a 'break' operator.

The Perl "break" statement

In many programming languages you use the break operator to break out of a loop like this, but in Perl you use the last operator to break out of a loop, like this:

By Alvin Alexander on March 21, 2013
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