Re^4: How to split a string

No, I don't think so. My examples correspond to pin out locations and are hardly ever sequential. I guess I could use an array to store them but it would be extremly sparse.

I believe merlyn's point (if I may bo so bold) is that a developer shouldn't just enumerate variables. IE ($t1, $t2, $t3, etc). Which I agree with whole heartedly.

However I disagree that digits should be disallowed from a variable name in a language to avoid the problem. There are a lot of valid uses for a digit in a variable. The only way to keep developers from doing this is to educate them on the disadvantages.

"Look, Shiny Things!" is not a better business strategy than compatibility and reuse.

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Re^5: How to split a string by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jan 28, 2005 at 21:45 UTC
My examples correspond to pin out locations and are hardly ever sequential. I guess I could use an array to store them but it would be extremly sparse. Hmm. You could use a hash or use named constants to say something like `$pin[ FOO_SENSOR ]`, then. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: How to split a string by osunderdog (Deacon) on Jan 28, 2005 at 23:07 UTC
But it's already in a hash: `%::` `:^D` *"Look, Shiny Things!"* is not a better business strategy than compatibility and reuse.	[reply] [d/l] [select]