[doc] Error in the documentation of split

[bojinlund]

Where

https://perldoc.perl.org/5.30.1/functions/split.html
Description

Error in the documentation of split

In the file in perl/pod/perlfunc.pod, line 7844

old content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 3)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c>.

new content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 5)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c:>.

split.pl.txt

[jkeenan]

Where

https://perldoc.perl.org/5.30.1/functions/split.html
Description

Error in the documentation of split

In the file in perl/pod/perlfunc.pod, line 7844

old content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 3)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c>.

new content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 5)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c:>.

split.pl.txt

You have identified an error in the documentation, but I think it would be better to simply omit this code example:

print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";

Please evaluate this pull request: #18105

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan

[jkeenan]

Where
https://perldoc.perl.org/5.30.1/functions/split.html
Description

Error in the documentation of split

In the file in perl/pod/perlfunc.pod, line 7844

old content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 3)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c>.

new content

produces the output C<a:bc>, and each of these:

    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";
    print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 5)), "\n";

produces the output C<a:b:c:>.

split.pl.txt

You have identified an error in the documentation, but I think it would be better to simply omit this code example:

print join(':', split(//, 'abc', 4)), "\n";

Please evaluate this pull request: #18105

This was merged into blead on Oct 14 2020: #18105

Closing ticket.