Rob Dixon schreef: > Dr.Ruud wrote: >> Jay Savage schreef: >>> Corin Lawson wrote:
>>>> Can you not simply count the number of quotes mod 2? >>> >>> No, you can't just count the number of quotes. An even number of >>> quotes doesn't mean they're all double quotes. Consider something >>> like q|a'b'c''d'e'f|. >> >> I haven't read anywhere yet that the quotes should be touching. > > Scooter is leaving us all speculating about his true requirement, but > I read his OP as meaning all single quotes should occur in (touching) > pairs, and any isolated single quote in the string is an error. > Whether or not groups of three or more are allowed is another matter. Not another matter, just another interpretation. A "single quote" is what is left from q{'''} when you dealt with the first "two quotes". Also see how Jay made the switch from "two quotes" to "double quotes". I like these "you are what you read" happenings. Let's wait for scooter. -- Affijn, Ruud "Gewoon is een tijger." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/