Re^2: split on comma-separated fields, where a field may have commas inside quotes

Don't split, collect.

I like that; I'll try to remember it.

But the first asterisk yields empty chunks; fixed with a plus:

@chunks = $str =~ /[^,"]+(?:"[^"]*"[^,"]*)*/g;
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Re^3: split on comma-separated fields, where a field may have commas inside quotes by JavaFan (Canon) on Jun 10, 2009 at 14:28 UTC
Putting a + there instead of a * means that `"foo","bar"` [download] is split into a single element: `foo","bar` [download] which is highly unlikely to be wanted.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: split on comma-separated fields, where a field may have commas inside quotes by CountZero (Bishop) on Jun 10, 2009 at 18:33 UTC
But the first asterisk yields empty chunks `grep` will solve that problem easily: `@chunks = grep {$_} ($str =~ /[^,"](?:"[^"]"[^,"])/g);` [download] CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply] [d/l] [select]