split removes the separator from the
resulting tokens:
my $str = "1\n2\n3\n4";
my @tokens = split( /\n/, $str );
# now tokens contain
# ( "1", "2", "3", "4" ), NOT ( "1\n", "2\n", "3\n", "4\n" )
And no, $\ is not the output record separator,
the output record separator is $,
Update Above was not true, $\ is output record separator.
$, was output field separator
But then again, with your code I don't understand
the reasoning to use split. you could just
my $para = ..... # whatever.
# so $para is ( possibly ) a multi-line parameter
my $first_line_break = index( $para, "\n" );
if( $first_line_break > 0 ) {
$lastHeading = substr( $para, 0, $first_line_break );
next;
}
if( $para =~ /mSOriginating/ && $para =~ /$msisdn/ ) {
print $para;
}
This would do, no?
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