How to generate an array with random values, without using a loop?

Question

How can I generate an array in Perl with 100 random values, without using a loop?

I have to avoid all kind of loops, like \"for\", foreach\", while. This is my exerc

Answer 1

Using an anonymous sub and recursion:

use strict;
use warnings;

my @foo;
my $random;
($random = sub {
        push @{$_[0]}, rand;
        return if @{$_[0]} == $_[1];
        goto \&$random;
})->(\@foo, 100);

print "@foo\n";
print scalar @foo, "\n";

Using computed goto, for all the fortran fans:

use strict;
use warnings;

sub randoms {
        my $num = shift;
        my $foo;
        CARRYON:
                push @$foo, rand;
                # goto $#{$foo} < 99 ? 'CARRYON' : 'STOP';
                goto ( ('CARRYON') x 99, 'STOP' )[$#$foo];
        STOP:
                return @$foo;
}

my @foo = randoms(100);
print "@foo\n";
print scalar(@foo)."\n";

2 anonymous subs and an arrayref:

use strict;
use warnings;

my @bar = sub {  return &{$_[0]} }->
(
        sub {
                push @{$_[1]}, rand;
                goto \&{$_[0]}
                        unless scalar(@{$_[1]}) == $_[2];
                return @{$_[1]};
        },
        [],
        100
);

print "@bar\n";
print scalar(@bar), "\n";