On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Tim Musson wrote:
> CO> WAG: try
> CO> my @Group = split(/_/, $Line[2]) if (defined($Line[2]));
>
> Thanks, that did it. I should just listen to myself talk sometimes. I
> was just saying to a coworker, "I only want to split if $Line[2] is
> defined"!
BEWARE of this construct, it has a hidden gotcha. Do this instead:
my @Group;
@Group = split(/_/, $Line[2]) if (defined($Line[2]));
Otherwise, the 'my' is also inside of the 'if', which causes bizarre
problems.
- D
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