$str = " a_ string "; $str =~ s/\s+//g; print $str; btw. chomp() removes the character defined by $/ (newline unless you change it) from the end of a string. chop() removes the last character from a string.
> -----Original Message----- > From: learn perl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: deleting spaces > > > Hi guys, > > I have a simple question. > > Is there ways to get rid of any spaces within a variable? > > say the variable holds " R" or "R " or " R ". > is there a function I could use for that? > I tried chomp but it will only get rid of the last space but not the > leading spaces. > > Thanks > > Eric > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]