Luke Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can I use slice notation when dealing with strings? > > > > say $string[-1]; # say substr($string, -1); > > $string[0..2] = "Hello"; > > No. I'm pretty sure that's the Right Thing, too. First, the "sixth > element" in a string depends on how you're defining "element": byte, > codepoint, grapheme, etc. Second, if you think you're using an array, > and it's actually a string (even ""), then you'll be missing an error > (though I understand that this is a weak argument). Third, we already > have substr.
A while back, I think I suggested that .{bytes,points,graphs,chars} be defined to return an array with the contents of the string split into the indicated pieces. If this was a tied array which updated the underlying string, would we get the OP's behavior for free? say $string.chars[-1]; $string.points.splice(0, 2, "Hello"); # Or "Hello".points -- Brent 'Dax' Royal-Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perl and Parrot hacker "I used to have a life, but I liked mail-reading so much better."