On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, Offer Kaye wrote: > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:53:36 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote: > > > $string =~ tr/\x80-\xFF//d; > > Very nice solution! Here's a variation, using the "s///" operator: > $string =~ s/[\x80-\xFF]//g;
If you benchmark it, I suspect the tr/// version will be much faster. It's a simpler operation than s///, so if you can get away with using a translation instead of a substitution, you should get a speed boost. In a lot of cases, the tr/// is *too* simple, and you're stuck. But in this example, it works, and should do well. As always though, the only way to be positive is to measure it :-) -- Chris Devers -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
