----- Original Message ---- > From: Aristotle Pagaltzis <pagalt...@gmx.de>
> > I like Jonathan's trim_start and trim_end. > > Let me ask you first: does a string that runs Right-to-Left start > at the left and end at the right or start at the right and end at > the left? > > Now to answer your question, *I* know where the *left* side is in > a string that runs from right to left: it’s at the *left*, same > as if the string ran from the left to the right, because left is > at the *left*. > > :-) I see your point, but it complicates the internals of the trim method because then I have to detect if a string is RTL and reverse it, then unreverse it when done (or something conceptually similar). I'd rather not toss in said complications for a problem space I don't know very well. On the other hand, this is a core feature, not a quick CPAN jobbie, so it's important to get it RIGHT or it will be LEFT out. (I kill me. I really do :) Beers, Ovid -- Buy the book - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlhks/ Tech blog - http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/OvidPerl Official Perl 6 Wiki - http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6
