Changed my answer. This one:
- Ensures end-to-end match
- Allows case-insensitive (ComboBox, user might enter wrong case?)
- Breaks the steps up so it's easier to read
$ cat ./arrayreducto.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
my $old_combo = "USA,Canada,Australia";
print "Old Combobox: $old_combo\n";
my $str = 'Canada';
print "Selected: $str\n";
my @old_combolist = split /\,/, $old_combo;
my $str_regex = quotemeta $str;
my @new_combolist = ();
foreach my $old_comboitem (@old_combolist) {
# Must match end to end but user may have entered in wrong case
if ($old_comboitem !~ /^$str_regex$/i) {
push @new_combolist, $old_comboitem;
}
}
my $new_combo = join ',', @new_combolist;
print "New Combobox: $new_combo\n";
$ perl ./arrayreducto.pl
Old Combobox: USA,Canada,Australia
Selected: Canada
New Combobox: USA,Australia
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