string checks

[Robert_Collins]

What is the best way in Perl to do the following?

Check $string to see if the following path is found /this is right/
If found anywhere in the string return 1, if not return 0.  The whole 
pattern must be found just like written.


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Re: string checks

[Michael Fowler]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:10:48PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 What is the best way in Perl to do the following?

Define best.  Is it fastest?  Most readable?  Most clever?


 Check $string to see if the following path is found /this is right/
 If found anywhere in the string return 1, if not return 0.  The whole 
 pattern must be found just like written.

I'd either use:

index($string, /this is right/) != -1

if I'm being frugal with CPU cycles, or

$string =~ m|/this is right/|

if I'm not, or if I prefer readability at that point.


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