Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟String Built-in Functions and Performance

This chapter provides tutorial examples and notes about string built-in functions and performance. Topics include string built-in functions: chop(), length(), index(), substr() and split() functions; Perl functions are 2 times slower than Java functions.

String Related Built-in Functions

Performance of Perl substr() and index()

Performance of Java substring() and indexOf()

Conclusions:

• chop(), length(), index(), substr() and split() are commonly used Perl built-in functions to manipulate strings.
• Perl substr() and index() functions are 2 times slower than Java substring() and indexOf() functions.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Perl on Linux Systems

 ActivePerl on Windows Systems

 Data Types: Values and Variables

 Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements

 User Defined Subroutines

 Perl Built-in Debugger

 Name Spaces and Perl Module Files

 Symbolic (or Soft) References

 Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects

 Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)

 Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages

►String Built-in Functions and Performance

 File Handles and Data Input/Output

 Open Files in Binary Mode

 Open Directories and Read File Names

 File System Functions and Operations

 Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary

 Using DBM Database Files

 Using MySQL Database Server

 Socket Communication Over the Internet

 XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator

 XML Communication Model

 SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module

 Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts

 CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

 XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP

 RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC

 Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server

 References

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