Re: Search and Replace

getting shorter...

s#\([^)]+\)#$_=$&;y/;/,/;$_#ge
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(thanks turnstep, i added 'g'. duh!)

(also, as le says below, it isn't a good idea to use $& in production code)

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RE: Re: Search and Replace by le (Friar) on Jul 19, 2000 at 20:33 UTC
I wouldn't use (and recommend using) $&, because of efficiency reasons. "Mastering Regular Expressions" explains why.	[reply]
RE: RE: Re: Search and Replace by mdillon (Priest) on Jul 19, 2000 at 20:39 UTC
thanks. i'm aware of that, but i was only interested in shortening the s///. i've read Mastering Regular Expression cover-to-cover. i can't say that i've actually ever used $& in any Perl code i've written, since i read MRE very early in my Perl days (right after Effective Perl Programming) and took the warning you're reiterating here to heart.	[reply]