Re^6: split an array in two

I am not quite sure that @_ is so bad ...

sub _split{
    @_ == 1 and $#_++;
    [@_[0..@_/2-1]], 
    [@_[@_/2..@_-1]]
}

__STDOUT__
<><>
<1><>
<1><2>
<1><2 3>
<1 2><3 4>
<1 2><3 4 5>
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Re^7: split an array in two by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Apr 28, 2005 at 16:03 UTC
Apart from the fact that you're still not getting the OP's results, and you now (merely) generate a warning for the 1-element case, you're going through some rather silly gyrations to use @_ as an index instead of $#_. Using @_ as an index is still a bad idea, like using a screwdriver as a hammer. You might eventually get the result you want, but it's needlessly difficult. Caution: Contents may have been coded under pressure.	[reply]
Re^8: split an array in two by sh1tn (Priest) on Apr 28, 2005 at 16:21 UTC
..needlessly difficult?.. The Python rule - "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."? No, I program in Perl.'difficult\|\|easy' - meaningless words. Never-the-less - thanks for being polite!	[reply]