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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-06-01 08:12:00 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-06-01 08:12:00 +0000
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remove incorrect documentation about implicit split to @_ in
list context, which never really worked in perl 5 (from M.J.T. Guy) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@6185
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@@ -4304,11 +4304,9 @@ Example, assuming array lengths are passed before arrays:
Splits a string into a list of strings and returns that list. By default,
empty leading fields are preserved, and empty trailing ones are deleted.
-If not in list context, returns the number of fields found and splits into
-the C<@_> array. (In list context, you can force the split into C<@_> by
-using C<??> as the pattern delimiters, but it still returns the list
-value.) The use of implicit split to C<@_> is deprecated, however, because
-it clobbers your subroutine arguments.
+In scalar context, returns the number of fields found and splits into
+the C<@_> array. Use of split in scalar context is deprecated, however,
+because it clobbers your subroutine arguments.
If EXPR is omitted, splits the C<$_> string. If PATTERN is also omitted,
splits on whitespace (after skipping any leading whitespace). Anything