$str1='abcde'; $str2='eda'; print "Test 1: strait set\n"; $diff1=$str1=~tr/$str2//; $diff2=$str1=~tr/eda//; print " diff1=$diff1, diff2=$diff2\n"; print "Test 2: complement set\n"; $diff1=$str1=~tr/$str2//c; $diff2=$str1=~tr/eda//c; print " diff1=$diff1, diff2=$diff2\n";