try
$abc = ( split /\s+/ )[8];
you can use the parenth with any function that returns an array, and just
pop a [] on the end.
FYI if you want the last element (not knowing what place it's in) just use
[$#_]
This only works if you are not using @_ (or $_ I think). Use caution
for [$#_].
-----Original Message-----
From: Dhiraj P Nilange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:19 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: split and extraction
Hi there
I want to extract some word after space from some string.
Somebody from the mailing list had given me above
command.
suppose I wanto extract 8th word...
#suppose $abc has the string;
$abc=split[/\s+/]->[8]; #somebody told me like this.
but it doesnt work. if i use some array in the split function like:-
@array=split(/\s+/,$abc);
print $array[8];
this way it works. But I dont want to use array. Its newbie question
actually.
pls help.
Thanks
-Dhiraj
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