I'm very sorry that I didn't stick around for very long after posting this, and so warranted such detailed second-guessing of my intentions. Apologies!

My intention was a mix: I had a specific problem where I was sure there would always be rubbish at both ends, but I was also curious about a function that would generally solve the "between" issue, which as I imagined it, would keep the middle, even if there was no rubbish at one of both ends.

This is luckily also what my example does, even though I hadn't tested it in that case!



- Boldra

In reply to Re^5: List::MoreUtils before, after and ... between? (posting solutions for every possible interpretation) by Boldra
in thread List::MoreUtils before, after and ... between? by Boldra

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