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

by Daddio (Chaplain)
on May 12, 2001 at 17:56 UTC ( [id://79958]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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

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

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

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

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