> Dan, > > I can do it in one line. But I'm not convinced it's the > "right" way to do it; i.e. it seems like it's cheating: > > sub rmgtlt { > $_[0] =~ s/^\<|\>$|\n|\r|\s$//g ? return $_[0] : return $_[0]; } > > There's got to be a better way that doesn't use this > if-then-else approach. I'd vote for keeping it the way you've > done it; I don't think you'll gain anything by having it on > just one line, unless it's just _satisfying_ to have it that way!
It was just an ego trip disguised as an effort for efficiency. :( That was an interesting solution to the problem. I may try that against the original way and time it to see which is faster if any for kicks. Thanks Dan > > Pete > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]