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Re:^2 Remove repeated characters from a string

by Anonymous Monk
on May 13, 2004 at 14:55 UTC ( [id://353090]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Remove repeated characters from a string
in thread Remove repeated characters from a string

the duplicates are not nesscarly beside each other
where = wher Expressions = Expresion Finished = Finshed indicated = indcate

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Re:^3 Remove repeated characters from a string
by knew (Monk) on May 13, 2004 at 15:12 UTC

    This will do that for you:

    1 while $string =~ s/(.)(.*)\1/$1$2/g
      This construction with the while loop made my day. Thanks a lot, sir knew! :D
Re:^3 Remove repeated characters from a string
by EdwardG (Vicar) on May 13, 2004 at 14:59 UTC

    If you had put more effort into your first question you would not now be explaining what you really meant.

     

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