Re^3: Split string using regex on \n or max line length

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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

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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]

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