Rob Dixon schreef: > Dr.Ruud: >>> next if /^\s*$/; >> >> >> next if /^[[:blank:]]*$/ ; > > Why do you prefer /[[:blank:]]/ over /\s/ Ruud?
[[:blank:]] is TAB + SP only (for ASCII). > I can't see the point > in treating CR, LF and FF as valid data. LF won't happen in this context ($ matches before LF). If there would be CR of FF in the line, I wouldn't want to have them been silently removed, because they shouldn't have been there in the first place. > Anyway, I would prefer: > > next unless /\S/; The "double negation" might scare some people. -- Affijn, Ruud "Gewoon is een tijger." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
