How do I split up a long string with no spaces?

[vroom]

How do I split up a long string with no spaces?

Originally posted as a Categorized Question.

[vroom]

$string=~s/(\S{$numoflettersbeforebreaking})/$1 /g;

[Daddio]

You can also create a neat array of the strings using this:

my $string = "thisisalongstringofcharacters";
my (@strings) = split /(.{5})/,$string;

Season the '5' in the split to taste. Gives a nice array for use in whatever you need it for.

[Anonymous Monk]

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