Re^2: count repeatation

Yes and no. You can still use the tr/// trick by using s///.

my $num = $string =~ s/XX/XX/g;
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It works in list context too.

print $string =~ s/XX/XX/g;
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Re^3: count repeatation by JavaFan (Canon) on Aug 19, 2009 at 17:48 UTC
And if XX contains regexp meta characters, only can write: `s/(XX)/$1/g;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: count repeatation by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 19, 2009 at 18:02 UTC
`s/XX//g` would work just as fine if you don't mind being destructive.	[reply] [d/l]