On 10/22/07, Paul Lalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Oct 22, 2:45 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Alipio) wrote:
>
> > The output should be a dictionary file that is minimum
> > 6 characters and maximum 15 characters with at least 4
> > letters and 2 numbers in it.. no special characters
> > whatsoever.. This should be a simple regex but it's
> > been a while since i wrote my last regexp program.
> > Need to refresh my perl basics a little bit..
>
> Don't fall into the trap of trying to express every one of your
> requirements as one giant regexp. There's no reason for that.
>
That said, why prefer
next unless /^[[:alnum:]]{6,15}$/;
to, say
next unless length() >= 6 && length() <=15;
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