Assigning an array value to a scalar variabe

    

@a = (2, 4, 6);
$a = @a;
print $a;

1.	Convert array to scalar
2.	Assigning An Array To A Scalar
3.	Use a scalar variable as our subscript:
4.	Assign array variable to scalar variable
5.	Split a scalar to create a list
6.	Assign array value to a list of scalar variables
7.	Reference single array element by using the $ not @
8.	Scalar Data in an Array
9.	Place scalar variables in lists and arrays.

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