> I want to extract some word after space from some string. > Somebody from the mailing list had given me above > command. > [snip] > but it doesnt work. If I use some array in the split > function like:- > > @array=split(/\s+/,$abc); > print $array[8]; > > this way it works. But I dont want to use array. It is > a newbie question actually. | | try | $abc = ( split /\s+/ )[8]; | | you can use the parenth with any function that returns an | array, and just pop a [] on the end. |
Fine, although not the fastest solution. Slightly better is: $abc = (split /\s+/, $_, 9)[8]; which stops it trying to split after the eighth field. > FYI if you want the last element (not knowing what place > it's in) just use [$#_]. No, don't bother. You really want a regex for this situation: $abc = /([^\S]*)$/; if you really, really wanted to use split: $abc = (split /\s+/)[-1]; Jonathan Paton __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
