NAME
Number::Continuation - Create number continuations
SYNOPSIS
use Number::Continuation qw(continuation);
$set = '1 2 3 6 7 10 11 12 14';
@set = (1,2,3,6,7,10,11,12,14);
$contin = continuation($set);
@contin = continuation($set);
$contin = continuation(@set);
@contin = continuation(@set);
$contin = continuation(\@set);
@contin = continuation(\@set);
$contin = continuation($set, { delimiter => '[]', range => '~', separator => ';' });
__OUTPUT__
scalar context ($contin): '1-3, 6-7, 10-12, 14';
list context (@contin): [1,2,3], [6,7], [10,11,12], [14];
DESCRIPTION
continuation
continuation($set | @set | \@set [, { options } ])
Returns in scalar context a stringified representation of a number continuation. In list context a two-dimensional array is returned where each member represents a list of numbers that belong to a single continuation or which are not member of a continuation at all.
Continuation ranges may be negative.
It takes optionally a hash reference as last argument containing the parameters "delimiter","range" and "separator". "delimiter" may contain two characters, where first one is appended to the beginning of a continuation and the second one to the end; "range" may consist of a single character which is being inserted between the beginning and end of a continuation; "separator" may be set to a single character which ends a continuation.
"delimiter", "range" and "separator" aren't mandatory parameters. If options aren't defined, a reasonable default will be assumed.
EXPORT
"continuation()" is exportable.
AUTHOR
Steven Schubiger <schubiger@cpan.org>
LICENSE
This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.