Re^2: simple regexp problem

Sometimes you don't want to use split because it's too lenient! Your example will be happy to accept AAAA_BBBB_CCCC. The original poster probably wants this string to be rejected, but split will eat AAAA, BBBB, and discard CCCC.

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Re^3: simple regexp problem by jeffa (Bishop) on Dec 05, 2005 at 18:07 UTC
Which is exactly why the original poster should be capturing the output into an array instead of multiple sequentially numbered scalars. I think split is a very good and acceptable solution for this problem. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]
Re^3: simple regexp problem by Tanktalus (Canon) on Dec 05, 2005 at 19:09 UTC
In that case, split still works: `my ($part1, $part2) = split /_/, $str, 2;` [download] That extra parameter asks for no more than two items - more _'s will not be even looked at.	[reply] [d/l]