Re: What is the most efficient way to split a long string (see body for details/constraints)?

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You can do what you want without creating an array by using a list slice:

 
  # Copy only the desired fields to create a new
  # line in TSV format
  # This can be done in one simple step in Perl, using
  # list slices and the join() function
  my $new_line = join "\t", ( split /\t/, $_ )[ 2, 3, 12 .. 18, 25 .. 
+28, 31 ];

  # ...
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Re^2: What is the most efficient way to split a long string (see body for details/constraints)? by Anonymous Monk on Jun 21, 2019 at 18:39 UTC
If this in fact prevents a list temporary object from being created (i.e., slices in-place), it is an interesting approach I will consider...	[reply]

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