Re: [SPAM DETECT] split and grouping in regexp

"XM" == Xavier Mas <xaviermasr@xxxxxx> writes:

XM> A Dimarts 31 Octubre 2006 02:22, Daniel Kasak va escriure:
>> my ( $yyyy, $mm, $dd ) = split /(-|\/)/, $yyyymmdd;

XM> split function can't accept an expression on its syntax, only a
XM> character as separator field.

where did you learn that mistaken fact? it is completely wrong. in fact
it is the opposite, as split ONLY takes a regex for its first arg. you
can't just pass it a string or a char, they are converted to a regex.

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