Re: Counting the number of items returned by split without using a named array

[lima1]

don't know if it's the "most elegant way", but if you don't want to generate an array, count the blanks, e.g.:

my $entries = 1;
s/\s/$entries++/eg;

[blazar]

No, no, no, that would modify the original string in a most probably unwanted way. And if you really wanted to do it, then probably it should have been \s+. But you do not want to do so: a match would be better suited.

[lima1]

I know that of course. It is just one quick n dirty way to count blanks (therefore the "e.g." ). but the goatse thing is nicer, i must admit