Re: [FWP] Quick hack for common length

["Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan" <jeffp@crusoe.net>]

On Jun 25, Clinton A. Pierce said:

>sub comlen_or {
>	length((($_[0]^$_[1])=~m/^(\0+)/)[0]);
>}

This requires 5.6.

  sub comlen_japhy {
    (pop ^ pop) =~ /^\0*/ and $+[0];
  }


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