Oops - split cannot take "?" as its first parameter - I apologize ... go w/ the /\?/ approach. :)
Jason If memory serves me right, on Thursday 31 January 2002 11:15, Jason Purdy wrote: > The //'s around the ? treat the first paramater of the split() function as > a regular expression, which treats the question mark as a special character > (saying to match the preceding char(s) zero or one time). If you're trying > to split $testdata with an actual question mark, try using quotes instead > of //'s or escape the question mark with a backslash. > > one way: > split( "?", $testdata ); > > or another: > split( /\?/, $testdata); > > and I'm sure there are others... :) > > Jason > > If memory serves me right, on Thursday 31 January 2002 11:02, Darren > Simpson > > wrote: > > hi. i keep getting wierd errors when i try to split a string. the string > > is > > > > split(/?/,$testdata); > > > > the error i get is > > > > /?/: ?+* follows nothing in regexp > > > > what does it mean > > > > Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
