Re: the best way to separate a string into words

my @array = split( /\s+/, $string );
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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)

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Re^2: the best way to separate a string into words by repellent (Priest) on Jan 19, 2009 at 19:48 UTC
It'd probably be best to split using the magical `' '`. `my $string = " a b c "; # note leading/trailing whitespaces my @array1 = split /\s+/, $string; # returns '', 'a', 'b', 'c' (4 item +s) my @array2 = split ' ', $string; # returns 'a', 'b', 'c' (3 item +s)` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: the best way to separate a string into words by derby (Abbot) on Jan 19, 2009 at 19:31 UTC
I'd go with the \W+ ... but I guess it all depends on how you define a word. -derby	[reply]
Re^3: the best way to separate a string into words by jeffa (Bishop) on Jan 19, 2009 at 19:55 UTC
I might too, but the OP defined words as "separated by space characters" 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^4: the best way to separate a string into words by derby (Abbot) on Jan 19, 2009 at 19:59 UTC
Doh! note to self ... read node fully -derby	[reply]