On 10-12-27 07:11 PM, Uri Guttman wrote:
"SHC" == Shawn H Corey<shawnhco...@gmail.com> writes:
SHC> On 10-12-27 06:30 PM, Uri Guttman wrote:
>> yes, you have misunderstood it. where did you read or learn that /x
>> ignores whitespace in the data?
SHC> He probably got the idea since other non-alphanumeric characters in a
SHC> variable must be escaped; un-escaped ones act like meta-characters.
that doesn't make any sense regarding the use of /x.
Yes, it does. Meta-characters in a variable act the same as in a
pattern. Whitespace in a variable does NOT act the same as in a
pattern. Why?
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