On 3/10/06, Jay Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are the two shorter matches more efficient than a single one > for some reason?
Probably; smaller, simpler patterns give the regular expression engine more room for optimizations. The order of the two patterns may also make a difference, but anything could be fastest, depending upon the data. The only way to know for sure is benchmarking. Cheers! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
