Re: String to array problem

[ToddAndMargo]

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From: ToddAndMargo [mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 7:41 PM
To: perl6-users <perl6-us...@perl.org>
Subject: String to array problem

Hi All,

I have been scratching my head trying to figure out how to turn a string with 
quotes in it into an array.

my $x='ls -al "Program Files" "Moe Curly Larry"';

Desired result:
my @y;
     $y[0] = 'ls';
     $y[1] = '-la';
     $y[2] = 'Program Files';
     $y[3] = 'Moe Curly Larry';

Any words of wisdom?

Many thanks,
-T

On 07/16/2017 05:16 PM, Mark Devine wrote:
> T,
>
> my $x = 'ls -al "Program Files" "Moe Curly Larry"';
> my @y = ~($x ~~ m:global/ [ '"' <-[ " ]> * '"' | \S+ ] /);
>
> Mark Devine
>

Thank you!

May I impose on you to take apart the example
and explain what each part is doing?



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