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On 03/08/2013 11:01 AM, James E Keenan via RT wrote: > On Fri Mar 08 09:58:59 2013, Hugmeir wrote: > >> >> Shouldn't isWORDCHAR(c)'s definition be (isALNUM(c) || *(c) == '_')? >> > > I suspect the answer to that starts with: "Do it in a branch and push to a smoke me." > > --- > via perlbug: queue: perl5 status: open > https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=116961 > The answer to this is no, and reinforces why I made the change in the first place. isALNUM is identical to isWORDCHAR, but is misleadingly named, and that name has led you guys astray. There is an isALNUMC, as well. I believe the extra C means that it is the C language's version of an alphanumeric. So this is correct: isWORDCHAR === isALNUM === (isALNUMC(c) || *(c) == '_')Thread Previous | Thread Next