Hi fellow monks,

Should or should it not be possible that s/.// increases a string's length (as reported by length)?
I think it should not be, but if it for any reason should, please let me know.
It is possible to create a string, s/.// it, and have a length that is greater than the length before the substitution was made. The only thing I ask is if it should be possible.

As a little background information, I quote from perldoc -f length:

Returns the length in characters of the value of EXPR.

And a bit from perldoc perlre:

. Match any character (except newline)

Greetings,

Juerd