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You're missing the fact that split /:/ throws away any empty elements at the end of the string.

Try this:

$_ = '1:2:3:::::';
my @a = split /:/;

print scalar @a; # prints 3

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Re: Re: Re: I am now slice-aware
by frankus (Priest) on Apr 17, 2001 at 19:10 UTC

    Just GREAT davorg!, now I have to go and amend my existing code. Wadda way to starta da week, if you want to snigger at my clumsier way: 
    @foo=split/:/;<br>
for ($#foo..$required_amt){push @foo, undef}

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    Thanks to birdbrane for sharing :0). 

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