Try this: echo hello: world | perl -lne '$aref = [ split(/:/, $_) ]; print $aref'
[] synthax gives a ref to the array returned by split() HTH, José. -----Message d'origine----- De : Binish A R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : samedi 20 août 2005 17:15 À : Perl Beginners Objet : Forcing array context How can I force array context ... like # echo hello: world | perl -lne '$aref = split(/:/, $_); print $aref' but thatz giving the length of the array ... I want $aref to be a reference ... How is that possible ?? A workaround is to use the following # echo hello: world | perl -lne '@ar = split(/:/, $_); $aref = [EMAIL PROTECTED];' But I'm not satisfied with that as I've to use an extra variable @ar ... :( Any help ... -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
