Counting elements in an array

[Caley]

how would i go about returning the number of elements in an array.

so far im using the long winded

$numofelements = 0;
foreach $temp (@array)
{
$numofelements = $numofelements +1;
}

[SeanW]

In scalar context @array *is* the number of elements.

print scalar @array;

or

print "Number of files is: " . @array; # need the string in front to force to scalar

Or, if you want the index of the last element (ie #elements - 1)

print $#array;

Sean