Re: I was expecting 4 elements in the array, but it only has 3

The difference is context, scalar vs. list.

The m// operator returns the empty list on no match in list context and the list (1) in list context when there are no () in the regex.

So after evaluating all the matches in @list you are left with ((1), (), (1), (1)), which evaluates to (1,1,1).

Comment on Re: I was expecting 4 elements in the array, but it only has 3 Select or Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: I was expecting 4 elements in the array, but it only has 3 by haukex (Archbishop) on Nov 28, 2018 at 17:13 UTC
Yep! ricardo_sdl: see also Re: difference in regex. If you wanted to force scalar context, one way is scalar.	[reply]