Re: Pearls (not really) of Perl programming

Code to "scrub" CGI inputs:

s/\&\;\`\'\\\"\|\*\?\~\<\>\^\(\)\[\]\{\}\$\n\r//g;
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Re^2: Pearls (not really) of Perl programming by apotheon (Deacon) on Nov 25, 2004 at 06:06 UTC
That belongs in the obfuscated code section, perhaps as part of a larger script full of such stuff. - apotheon CopyWrite Chad Perrin	[reply]
Re^2: Pearls (not really) of Perl programming by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Nov 27, 2004 at 00:59 UTC
Should those all have alternators between them? If not, it's looking for a specific string. Of course, it should use `tr` instead, but I presume that's why it's bad code. Caution: Contents may have been coded under pressure.	[reply] [d/l]