John wrote: > > Here is a little quiz for you beginners out there. split() treats its > first argument as a regular expression. There are TWO exceptions where > the first argument does not behave the same as a normal regular > expression. What are they?
I know! Please sir! Actually this 'backwards' sort of question is good for clearing the synapses. There used to be a question in the British driving test which asked 'name six road situations where it would be illegal to park'. Answering this is useless to the task of driving but it does help to float those facts to the forefront of consciousness! Similarly, being able to recite the alphabet backwards is remarkably useful for some character programming. Cheers, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
