I would like to split a variable into an array so that each section has three characters in it. Example:

This is a test variable.

Thi
s i
s a
te
st
var
iab
le.

I know that the number of characters will allways be divisible by 3.

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Alec H. Mackenzie
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Well if you want every 3 characters to go into each element of an array you can do something like this:

my(@array) = "characters here" =~ /^([A-Za-z]{3})+$/;

-Marc

That only loads the last 3 characters into the array, and how can I adapt it to work with all ASCII characters?

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Alec H. Mackenzie
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[This message has been edited by eNnihilate (edited 07-15-2000).]

Well, just change [A-Za-z] to any characters that should be valid. If you want all characters, including nonprintables and whitespace, then just switch the [A-Za-z] to a '.'.

my(@array) = "characters here" =~ /^(.{3})+$/;

-Marc

Thanks!

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