Re: Pattern Matching, left-to-right

Perhaps something like...

my %map = (
F => "|",
S => "^",
T => "&",
R => "~",
E => "\\"
);
$msgu =~ s/\\([FSTRE])\\/$map{$1}/g;
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•Re^2: Pattern Matching, left-to-right by merlyn (Sage) on Aug 20, 2004 at 20:28 UTC
This code blows up on the example. I thought of that too. {grin} -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply. update: Ooops. My bad. You got it right.	[reply]
Re^3: Pattern Matching, left-to-right by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Aug 20, 2004 at 20:44 UTC
I get `AB&F^CD` when I run it, which the OP says is what should happen. By his description of the task the code is also exactly what he's after. Which case do you have in mind that it fails for? Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]