> Dan,
>
> I can do it in one line. But I'm not convinced it's the
> "right" way to do it; i.e. it seems like it's cheating:
>
> sub rmgtlt {
> $_[0] =~ s/^\<|\>$|\n|\r|\s$//g ? return $_[0] : return $_[0]; }
>
> There's got to be a better way that doesn't use this
> if-then-else approach. I'd vote for keeping it the way you've
> done it; I don't think you'll gain anything by having it on
> just one line, unless it's just _satisfying_ to have it that way!
It was just an ego trip disguised as an effort for efficiency. :(
That was an interesting solution to the problem.
I may try that against the original way and time it to see which is faster if any for
kicks.
Thanks
Dan
>
> Pete
>
>
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