>>>>> "BT" == Ben Tilly <[email protected]> writes:
BT> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Uri Guttman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> "SB" == Samuel Baldwin <[email protected]> writes: >> >> SB> A bit of a side question; when would you ever want to try and match an >> SB> empty regex? Wouldn't it be semantically saner to use defined? >> >> i did mention a common use in split( //, ... ). that explodes a string >> into an array of all the chars which is useful sometimes. and that is >> always an null regex afaik. it has the same effect as m/(.)/s in a list >> context. BT> You wanted m/./sg. Without the g it only gives you 1 character. yep. BT> Personally I find the split version clearer. agreed. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
