Re: [FWP] Fun With Golf

[John Porter <jdporter@min.net>]

Joshua Schulz wrote:
> 
> sub fifth_word{@a=split(/ /,$_[0]);$a[4]}


Csaba Raduly wrote:
> 
> I can't understand half of what's going on in FWP, but this "hole" looks so
> simple...
> 
> sub fifth_word{$_=shift;(split)[4]}

As explained already -- the words are not necessarily delimeted by
whitespace (\s+).  In fact, they are delimited by non-word chars (\W+).

You guys have both sliced *over* the rough onto another fairway!

-- 
John Porter


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