From: Michael Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2003-06-26T22:23:50+09:00
Subject: Re: String#split(' ') and whitespace (perl user's surprise)

> In irb:
> 
> >> '    A     50       3 for 130'.split(' ', 3)
> => ["A", "50", "      3 for 130"]
> 
> What I'd like Ruby to do 
> 
> >> '    A     50       3 for 130'.split(' ', 3)
> => ["A", "50", "3 for 130"]
> 


I'd agree, FWIW.  Ruby even appears internally inconsistent; why does
it trim the leading \s off of 'A' and '50', but not the last element.
 Just because it's the last one?  Bug?  Oversight?  By design?

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