How to Put a Long String Into a PERL Array

Perl is a programming language commonly used for systems administration and web programming. One of Perl's fortes is string processing, as Perl was one of the first languages to include a fully featured regular expression engine. Regular expressions allow programmers to look for patterns in text. Fortunately, string manipulation in Perl is fairly simple and straightforward.

Instructions

1

Open the Notepad program after clicking the "Start" menu and navigating to the "Accessories" menu.

2

Enter the following code:

$quux = "Stringy thingy goes here";

@baz = split(//, $quux);

3

Save your code as "stringythingy.pl." Double-click it to run.