Re^2: Split string using regex on \n or max line length (updated)

Update: The following modification to the regex eliminates the need for the s/\s+$// for @lines; above (works because \s includes newline):

I still plead for keeping the \W, best with non-greedifier i.e. \W?, so a final punctuation or hyphen is captured even though the limit is exceeded by one.

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Re^3: Split string using regex on \n or max line length by haukex (Archbishop) on Feb 10, 2017 at 13:25 UTC
Hi flowdy, You're right that my second regex didn't operate like the OP's, but if you write `/(.{1,$len}\W?)/gm`, then that may split in the middle of a word, like your suggestion and unlike the OP's regex. I've updated my node. Thanks, -- Hauke D	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Split string using regex on \n or max line length by flowdy (Scribe) on Feb 14, 2017 at 10:15 UTC
Hi haukex, Yes, you are right. Then again, required `\W` will not match at the end of the line. So, `(?:\W\|$)` is closer to an ideal solution, which however is rather hypothetical until a proper set of positive and negative test cases is provided.	[reply] [d/l] [select]