in reply to validation: regex for three initials

if ($name =~ /^[A-Za-z]{3}$/) { ... }

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

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Re: Re: validation
by Juerd (Abbot) on Mar 31, 2002 at 17:54 UTC

    /^[A-Za-z]{3}$/

    Use \z instead of $, as your regex also matches "foo\n".

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