Re: Why '' Is Matched First Time, Not Second Time

From: Gunnar Hjalmarsson (noreply_at_gunnar.cc)
Date: 08/21/04

  • Next message: Eric Bohlman: "Re: Why '' Is Matched First Time, Not Second Time" 
    Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 03:09:04 +0200

    http://links.i6networks.com wrote:
    > Empty String '' is matched the first time but not the second time.
    > Why?

    When you noticed that the m// operator does not behave as you had
    expected, you did apparently not check the description of the m//
    operator in "perldoc perlop". Why? 

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Gunnar Hjalmarsson
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