Re^4: Counting number of characters in a string

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in reply to Re^3: Counting number of characters in a string
in thread Counting number of characters in a string

Remove the backslash, add the "s" modifier. And the parens aren't necessary.

my $cnt = @{[$str =~ /./sg]};
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Cheaper alternative:

my $cnt =()= $str =~ /./sg;
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