Re: change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex?

in reply to change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex?

tr is the one that does it:

my $r = "SomEThingWithMIXEDRegiSter";
#$r =~ tr/[A-Z][a-z]/UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
+LLL/;
eval( '$r =~ tr/[A-Z][a-z]/'.('U' x 26).('L' x 26).'/' );
print $r;
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The string in eval expands to the commented line above it.

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Re^2: change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex? by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Mar 19, 2013 at 21:22 UTC
`#$r =~ tr/[A-Z][a-z]/UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL +LLL/; eval( '$r =~ tr/[A-Z][a-z]/'.('U' x 26).('L' x 26).'/' );` [download] `[A-Z]` is 28 characters, not 26, so your expression is wrong. This will work: `$r =~ tr/A-Za-z/UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL/;` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2013 at 23:47 UTC
A-Z is 28 characters, not 26, Since when? (Did unicrap fuck that up n'all?) 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.	[reply]
Re^4: change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex? by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Mar 20, 2013 at 02:15 UTC
You have the characters `[` and `]` and the letters `A` through `Z` which is 28 characters.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: change [A-Z] to U, [a-z] to L with one regex? by hdb (Monsignor) on Mar 20, 2013 at 08:27 UTC
Thanks for your comment. I did not realize that in tr you would not need [] and that they would be treated as characters in their own right. And indeed in my script a "Z" would be translated into "L". W/o the brackets it would work. I should read the manuals more often/carefully. For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. H. L. Mencken	[reply]

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