Re: Merge 2 strings like a zip

sub zip($$){ 
   my( $n, $a, $b ) = ( 1, @_ ); 
   substr( $a, $n, 0, $_), $n += 2 for split '', $b; 
   return $a;
};;

print zip( 'ABCDEFGHIJ', 'abcde' );;
AaBbCcDdEeFGHIJ
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Re^2: Merge 2 strings like a zip by tel2 (Pilgrim) on Jul 09, 2015 at 07:02 UTC
Thanks BrowserUk! Nice.	[reply]
Re^2: Merge 2 strings like a zip by Loops (Curate) on Jul 09, 2015 at 21:28 UTC
Unfortunately, the following fails with this code: `zip( 'abcde', 'ABCDEFGHIJ' );` [download] This is a good example of why a CPAN module is usually the right choice. :-)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Merge 2 strings like a zip by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 09, 2015 at 21:39 UTC
This is a good example of why a CPAN module is usually the right choice Unless the programmer actually read the spec. From the OP "i.e. 1 char from each string until the 2nd string (which will be always shorter)". Had that not been specified, or if you'd read on a little, you'd have found Re^3: Merge 2 strings like a zip [benchmark] which contains: `sub zipD($$) { my( $a, $b ) = length( $_[0] ) < length( $_[1] ) ? @_[ 1, 0 ] : @ +_[ 0, 1 ]; substr( $a, $_*2+1, 0, substr( $b, $_, 1 ) ) for 0 .. length( $b ) + -1; return $a; }` [download] BTW, if you think all the code on CPAN is correct, you have a very rude awaking coming. And if you feel you'll never be a better programmer than the average on CPAN; keep on using it, instead of your own brain; and you'll be right. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!	[reply] [d/l]