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#!/usr/bin/perl
# Learning RPerl, Section 3.5: 2-D Array Data Types & Nested Arrays
# [[[ PREPROCESSOR ]]]
# <<< EXECUTE_SUCCESS: "have $column_3 = [6, 7, 1, 6, 5]" >>>
# [[[ HEADER ]]]
use RPerl;
use strict;
our $VERSION = 0.001_000;
# [[[ CRITICS ]]]
## no critic qw(ProhibitUselessNoCritic ProhibitMagicNumbers RequireCheckedSyscalls) # USER DEFAULT 1: allow numeric values & print operator
## no critic qw(RequireInterpolationOfMetachars) # USER DEFAULT 2: allow single-quoted control characters & sigils
# [[[ OPERATIONS ]]]
# fine in RPerl, multiple rows and columns on multiple lines
my integer_arrayref_arrayref $rows_and_columns_2D = [
[ 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 ],
[ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ],
[ 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 ],
[ 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 ],
[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ],
[ 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 ],
[ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ],
[ 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 ],
[ 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 ],
[ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 ]
];
my integer_arrayref $column_3 = [];
$column_3->[0] = $rows_and_columns_2D->[0]->[3];
$column_3->[1] = $rows_and_columns_2D->[1]->[3];
$column_3->[2] = $rows_and_columns_2D->[2]->[3];
$column_3->[3] = $rows_and_columns_2D->[3]->[3];
$column_3->[4] = $rows_and_columns_2D->[4]->[3];
print 'have $column_3 = ', integer_arrayref_to_string($column_3), "\n";