> -----Original Message----- > From: John Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 8:25 AM > To: 'GRANATA ROBERTA'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Delete the first char of a string with one > pattern matching > > > $string = "1test"; > > $string =~ s/.//; > > print $string;
What if $string is "\nHello". Your regex deletes the 'H', because . does not match \n. You would need to add the /s modifier. The substr method is much better, IMO. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
