On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, A. Rivera wrote:
> I need help find the most effecient way to do this..
>
> I have a variable...
> $data="this is a test";
>
> What is the quickest way to get $data to equal just the first two words of
> the original variable....
This splits the string up, extracts the first two words, and joins them
again and re-assigns to $data:
$data = join(" ", (split(/\s/, $data))[0..1]);
-- Brett
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