Perl – foreach loop with example

The foreach loop is used for iterating arrays/lists.

Syntax of foreach loop:

foreach var (list) {
   statement(s);
}

Flow of Execution of the foreach Loop

In foreach loop, the loop continues execution until all the elements of the specified array gets processed.

Example

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

@friends = ("Ajeet", "Tom", "Steve", "Lisa", "Kev");

foreach $str (@friends){
   print "$str\n";
}

Output:

Ajeet
Tom
Steve
Lisa
Kev