Re: Shortest non-numeric Perl expression for each number

In article <[email protected]>,
	Daniel Tiefnig <[email protected]> writes:
> Ton Hospel wrote:
>> For a good average:
>> 
>> $X[0]  = $a;
> 
> Well, this gives $X[0] == '', at least on 5.8 here... (And I'm pretty 
> sure it does too on 5.6.x.. :o)

Oops. Use Rick's xor there then.
> 
>> $X[1]  = //;
>> $X[2]  = $^F++;
>> $X[3]  = $^F++;
> 
> So, why not just
> 
> $X[0] = $a++;
> $X[1] = $a++;
> $X[2] = $a++;
> $X[3] = $a++;
> 
> Duh. :o)
> 
Because that's longer. (^F is ONE character, so you loose on the $X[1])