Re^3: Perl split on regex match

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Re^4: Perl split on regex match by 1nickt (Canon) on Jan 03, 2017 at 15:35 UTC
`while (<DATA>) { print if (split /\./) < 3; }` [download] (but use a CSV parser!) The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Perl split on regex match by Random_Walk (Prior) on Jan 03, 2017 at 17:36 UTC
That is assuming the '.' will not occur in any of the other fields. Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply]
Re^5: Perl split on regex match by GotToBTru (Prior) on Jan 03, 2017 at 18:59 UTC
An assumption supported by all supplied test data. The #1 objection I have with my post is it continues the bad practice of not using a proper CSV module. Overkill, if the example data is truly representative of all this program will ever have to deal with, but of course that's rarely the case. Assuming only the one column will contain periods is the least of my sins. And, as 1nickt demonstrated, even my oversimplification could be simplified further. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 (NASB)	[reply]
Re^6: Perl split on regex match by Random_Walk (Prior) on Jan 04, 2017 at 13:44 UTC
Aye, an assumption supported by a rather small sample (5). I could randomly pick five humans and there is a ~1 in 16 chance that my sample would tell me there is only one gender. :-) Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply]