Ende asked...
Why?$a = "1 2 3"; 1 2 3 split / /, $a; [1, "", 2, 3] split " ", $a; [1, 2, 3]
Using a single space as the string on which to split triggers a special case: from "perldoc -f split"
specifying a PATTERN of space (' ') will
split on white space just as "split" with no
arguments does.
Cheers, Paul
