Re^3: why can't I shift a split?

TY Kind and Wise Monks for these replies. Ken- it's reassuring to know that at least in some Perl-verse this is legal or at least considered.

What I'm seeking is the LAST array element; I want shift to toss the top one.

this is similar to something else I often do successfully:

@_ = split /,/,join "\n",$myscalar
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I was trying to do something similar with shift.. I also tried

shift @_ = split /,/,join "\n",$myscalar
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Which I thought had the best chance. Mr TVVALUT has a solution I'll try... I recognize the list/ARRAY difference which is why I was trying various "@{}" constructs to coerce it. Seems like if I can split a join, then I ought to be able to shift a split!

TY all!

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Re^4: why can't I shift a split? by tybalt89 (Monsignor) on Aug 25, 2022 at 17:04 UTC
"LAST array element" `my $last = ( split /,/,join "\n",$myscalar )[-1];` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: why can't I shift a split? by LanX (Saint) on Aug 25, 2022 at 17:33 UTC
This `join "\n",$myscalar` looks like a useless no-op. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: why can't I shift a split? by tybalt89 (Monsignor) on Aug 25, 2022 at 18:05 UTC
Sure, but let's just fix one problem at a time :)	[reply]
Re^7: why can't I shift a split? by LanX (Saint) on Aug 25, 2022 at 18:19 UTC
Re^8: why can't I shift a split? by tybalt89 (Monsignor) on Aug 25, 2022 at 18:38 UTC
Re^4: why can't I shift a split? by Anonymous Monk on Aug 26, 2022 at 16:43 UTC
If you want the last element of a `split()`, try this: `( split ... )[-1]`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]