Question

For splitting a line or expression into fields, __ is used.

(a) foreach

(b) for

(c) split

(d) join

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

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Answer 1

Right option is (c) split

To explain: split breaks a particular line or expression into fields. These fields are assigned either to variables or an array. For example,