Re^2: regex for string

why we want to write this much code using "substr"? we can use like

$f = substr($str,0,1)
$l=substr($str,-1);
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what want to get first and last char by regex ? like that m/(.?)..etc/

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Re^3: regex for string by moritz (Cardinal) on Aug 18, 2009 at 09:13 UTC
Because substr is the way to go, but you wanted a regex. So I gave you a regex, but still used substr. The real question is, why do you insist on using a regex? it's not a good idea, and far from being an ideal solution. Perl 6 projects - links to (nearly) everything that is Perl 6.	[reply]