Re^2: using a variable as a filehandle

First, I would to see some comparsion to split and why your way is better (which it is).

Second, why not do:

    while (my ($line) = $record->{data} =~/(.*)\n/g) {
        ...
    }
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It saves on the chomp and is more concise, imho ...

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Re^3: using a variable as a filehandle by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 01, 2004 at 20:00 UTC
That doesn't work, because you're changing the context of =~ from scalar to list. `while ($record->{data} =~/(.*)\n/g) { my $line = $1;` would be the equivalent without the chomp. However, neither solution will always work with Windows text files. See my reply to this post's grandparent.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: using a variable as a filehandle by Sandy (Curate) on Nov 01, 2004 at 21:20 UTC
It saves on the chomp and is more concise, imho ... Yep, you're right. I was tired, and in too much of a hurry sigh...	[reply]