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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Dec 13, Jenda Krynicky said:

> >     $num = ord($char) - ord('A') + 1

> >or if you do it often
> >
> >     my $char_base = ord('A') - 1;
> >     ...
> >     $num = ord($char) - $char_base;

> No benefit to that, really.  ord('A') is calculated at compile-time, not 
> run-time.

there's a design benefit, because you only have to change the
definition of $char_base in one place.  however, a subroutine
would be even better. :)
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