MySQL and mSQL

Name

DBI::neat_list

Synopsis

$neat_string = DBI::neat_list(\@listref, $maxlen);
$neat_string = DBI::neat_list(\@listref, $maxlen, $field_seperator);

DBI::neat_list takes three arguments and returns a neatly formatted string suitable for printing. The first argument is a reference to a list of values to print. The second argument is the maximum length of each field. The final argument is a string used to join the fields. DBI::neat is called for each member of the list using the maximum length given. The resulting strings are then joined using the last argument. If the final argument is not present, a comma is used as the separator.

Example

use DBI;

my @list = (`Bob', `Joe', `Frank');
my $neat_string = DBI::neat_list(\@list, 3);
# $neat_string is now: 'Bob', 'Joe', 'Fra...