Scalar to Array

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear Monks,
I have a requirement to split a scalar into an array.

Example

Simple Input :

[a,b]

Output :

[
 a,
 b
]
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Input :

[''a,b'', c, [ d,e],'fgh[],ijk',',']]

Output :

[
 'a,b',
 c
 [
      d,
   e,
 ]
 [
  fgh[],ijk
  ,
 ]
]
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Re: Scalar to Array by Utilitarian (Vicar) on Aug 10, 2009 at 06:05 UTC
We don't do code to spec here, we provide answers to those trying to learn. What have you tried? Where does it fail?	[reply]
Re: Scalar to Array by Anonymous Monk on Aug 10, 2009 at 06:23 UTC
See your previous questions: Convert stirng to array of hashes, Converting a String to Array Reference, Split Operation, How to make array references from scalar value, WHAT IS WRONG TO PASS PARAMETER TO THE ARRAY?, and passing string to sub and string split	[reply]
Re^2: Scalar to Array by biohisham (Priest) on Aug 10, 2009 at 11:38 UTC
Good you could recall, I was wondering to myself that I have seen that same question many times before, it is almost like a deja vu familiarity....Good you could recall the nodes. :) Excellence is an Endeavor of Persistence. Chance Favors a Prepared Mind.	[reply] [d/l]