print substr($String, 0, 10);
<Update>
SteveAZ98 is right: substr will not pad the
string to a fixed length, if it is not longer than the
desired width...</Update>
Engaging in one of my favorite PM activities, I benchmarked
pack vs. substr:
timethese(1000000, {
pack => q{ my $String = 'Russ is a stud'; $String = pack("A10", $S
+tring)},
substr => q{ my $String = 'Russ is a stud'; $String = substr($String
+, 0, 10)}
});
With these results:
Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of pack, substr...
pack: 7 wallclock secs ( 7.20 usr + 0.00 sys = 7.20 CPU)
substr: 6 wallclock secs ( 6.67 usr + 0.01 sys = 6.68 CPU)
I just love wasting time with benchmarks, perl golf, etc.
Russ
Brainbench 'Most Valuable Professional' for Perl