>>>>> "TB" == Tim Bowden <tim.bow...@mapforge.com.au> writes:
TB> On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 01:18 -0400, Uri Guttman wrote: >> do you know you can also get all the $1 values if you put the regex into >> list context? you can assign them all to an array or a list of scalars, >> etc. TB> Interesting. *scratch head* Makes sense. I'll have a play with it. TB> Looks like a good idea. it is the only way to directly get all the $1 values without doing more work. the @+ and @- vars are useful for some things too like getting the text between the grabs and other stuff. >> and you shouldn't use $& and friends as they can slow down all your >> other s/// calls in your entire program. this has been covered many >> times so you can search for why. TB> Yes, I was aware of that, but thanks for the reminder. In this case TB> it's not a problem, because the script is purely for the purpose of TB> testing any one given regex that I'm wanting to use elsewhere and so TB> long as it doesn't take more than a few seconds to process I'm not TB> worried. ;-) you should keep the same code discipline for little throwaways as for production system (well, close to the same). it will strengthen your coding habits and style. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
