In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Selector, Lev Y" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Simple question:
> Is there a more elegant way to express this:
> an array of names is converted into a comma-separated list.
> if the list gets to long - limit it and add ", etc." at the end.
>
> $str = join ', ', @names;
> if (length($str)>90) {
> ($str = substr($str,0,90)) =~ s/,[^,]*$/, etc./;
> }
>
How about:
$str = join ', ', @names;
if ( length($str) > 90 )
{
substr($str,rindex($str,",",90)) = ", etc.";
}
Dave.
--
No, the fact that it's an infinite loop doesn't mean the program doesn't
work; it just entered a state with which I was previously unfamiliar.
Calum - Acorna, A.McCaffrey & M.Ball
