Steps through a list of values, executing one iteration for each value.
foreach $rock (qw/bedrock slate lava/) {
print "One rock is $rock.\n"; # Prints names of three rocks, spaced out by newlines
}
\!h # IMPORTANT: this does not create copies of these list elements, it uses them literally.
\!h # This means any modifications made will stick after the loop.
my $rocks = qw/bedrock slate lava/;
foreach $rock (@rocks) {
$rock = "\t$rock"; # put a tab in front of each element of @rocks
$rock = "\n"; # put a newline on the end of each
}
print "The rocks are:\n", @rocks; # Each one is indented, on its own line