need help in counting a specify character in a string.

lichy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-27-2007, 02:01 AM

hi, can anyone tell me how to count the number of times a specify character occurred in a string. for example,

$string = 'APPLE';

'P's occurred twice in this string.
i need to count how many time the 'P's occurred in this string, $string, by using perl programming.

how can i do that?

KevinADC · #2 (**permalink**) 06-27-2007, 03:14 AM

homework?

How-can-I-count-the-number-of-occurrences-of-a-substring-within-a-string

lichy · #3 (**permalink**) 06-27-2007, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinADC

homework?

How-can-I-count-the-number-of-occurrences-of-a-substring-within-a-string

thanks pal. it's for my major project. anyway, once again... million thanks.

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John	........	223.00000
dargueta	........	168.00000
Xav	........	164.00000
gaylo565	........	18.00000
WingedPanther	........	15.00000
\|pH\|	........	15.00000
Johnnyboy	........	3.00000
navghost	........	1.00000

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