Re: Sutra of Optimism

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Re^2: Sutra of Optimism by diotalevi (Canon) on Nov 27, 2002 at 07:54 UTC
No because `/\d*/` will always match so you must be significantly more optimistic about the state of your data than a more restrictive `/\d+/`. requiring at least /something/ is still pretty optimistic... `__SIG__ use B; printf "You are here %08x\n", unpack "L!", unpack "P4", pack "L!", B::svref_2object(sub{})->OUTSIDE;` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Sutra of Optimism by submersible_toaster (Chaplain) on Nov 28, 2002 at 06:44 UTC
`/\d/` would be the apathist , I'll take digits if they're there, but whatever is fine by me.. the optimist perhaps would not even consider using a regex, this scalar will always be a number*. the pessimist ?	[reply] [d/l]
Re(3): Sutra of Optimism by Dog and Pony (Priest) on Nov 28, 2002 at 15:28 UTC
the pessimist ? `die "Pessimist";` [download] A true pessimist would not even bother to test for the numbers, because he knows in his heart that there will be none. ;-) You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.	[reply] [d/l]