On Mon, 07 Aug 2000, Damian Conway wrote:
> > > $last = index $string, $substring, -1, -1; # last occurence
> >
> > Err... shouldn't that be
> >
> > $last = index $string, $substring, 0, -1 # last occurrence
> > $first = index $string, $substring, -1, -1 # first occurrence found
> > # in a perverse way
> >
> > Or am I seeing double negatives where I shouldn't?
>
> No. You're missing the fact that the third argument of rindex specifies
> the last character at which the match can be found (as opposed to index's
> third arg which specifies the *first* character from which to search)
Is this one of those "Magic Eye" things where if you stare at it long
enough, you'll eventually see the picture?
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.. Oh, now I get it.
I understand now, but that certainly wasn't my first, second, or third
interpretation of it.
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Bryan C. Warnock
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